Ah, the archeo-pundit media. To quote Time Bandits, one of my favorite college-years movies, “You are so mercifully free from the ravages of intelligence.” A BBC reporter published this clueless piece today: “Newport Man’s Theory Turns Pyramid...
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Thoughts on the New “Talpiot B” Tomb
Just wanted to check in regarding the new Talpiot tomb discovery (referred to most often it seems as Talpiot B). I’m caught up with all the reading available online, beginning with James Tabor’s description of the discovery and sketch-analysis (“ A...
More Media PaleoBabble on the Gabriel Stone
Sometimes I come across something that makes me wish I’d named this blog PaleoDiarrhea. I usually have that thought when the popular media dips its toe into archaeology and biblical studies (or ancient astronauts). Here’s another example brought to my...
Tom Bartlett Responds to National Geographic’s Defense of its Gospel of Judas
Tom Bartlett, the reporter who wrote the article about the sloppiness of National Geographic’s Gospel of Judas project, was kind enough to email his response to NG’s “rebuttal” of his article. Here is his reply (NG’s rebuttal comments...
More on the National Geographic Gospel of Judas Controversy
Here are some items from April DeConick’s blog: National Geographic’s Response to Tom Bartlett’s Chronicle of Higher Education article on the Gospel of Judas Editor’s note: broken link. Was National Geographic’s Gospel of Judas Footnoted...
More Trouble for the Gospel of Judas National Geographic Hype
And deservedly so. The Chronicle of Higher Education has an interesting, lengthy article on why many scholars think National Geographic had an axe to grind. Ya think? Editor’s note: formatting.