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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Hollywoodaction wrote: |
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| All they can try to do is use mitochondrial DNA to see if the people buried there are in any way related. So they could look at the "Jesus" and "Mary Magdalene" remains and see if they are related or not, and if not then they can infer thet they were a couple. They can look at the relationships of all those in the tomb: biologically related or not...but thats all they can do. |
It wouldn't prove anything. The 'Mary Magdelene' could just as well be the daughter-in-law of the 'Jesus'. |
Unless daughter in laws were not traditionally buried with her father in law. |
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jinju
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Hollywoodaction wrote: |
| jinju wrote: |
| All they can try to do is use mitochondrial DNA to see if the people buried there are in any way related. So they could look at the "Jesus" and "Mary Magdalene" remains and see if they are related or not, and if not then they can infer thet they were a couple. They can look at the relationships of all those in the tomb: biologically related or not...but thats all they can do. |
It wouldn't prove anything. The 'Mary Magdelene' could just as well be the daughter-in-law of the 'Jesus'. |
well not quite. It would show the biological relation, or lack there of, of the people buried there. But thats all it would do. There is no way to make a scientific link to Jesus here at all. |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 3:42 am Post subject: |
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| jinju wrote: |
| Hollywoodaction wrote: |
| jinju wrote: |
| All they can try to do is use mitochondrial DNA to see if the people buried there are in any way related. So they could look at the "Jesus" and "Mary Magdalene" remains and see if they are related or not, and if not then they can infer thet they were a couple. They can look at the relationships of all those in the tomb: biologically related or not...but thats all they can do. |
It wouldn't prove anything. The 'Mary Magdelene' could just as well be the daughter-in-law of the 'Jesus'. |
well not quite. It would show the biological relation, or lack there of, of the people buried there. But thats all it would do. There is no way to make a scientific link to Jesus here at all. |
That's the point I was making. |
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twg

Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Location: Getting some fresh air...
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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 4:13 am Post subject: |
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| Troll_Bait wrote: |
| According to some extra-Biblical references, Jesus was hung, |
Guess that explains the Mary Magdalen thing...
Hell, it explains Judas as well. That jealous bitch! |
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