Bones of Jesus

Ben Witherington debunks the claim put forward by James Cameron and others that an ossuary containing the bones of Jesus has been found. This story made the front page of the Toronto Star this morning as well as the Globe and Mail, which posted a more circumspect follow-up story on its site a few hours ago. As Witherington suggests, it must be getting close to Easter and a good time to make a quick buck from sensationalist nonsense about the historical Jesus. Did anyone hear a peep about the Gospel of Judas after last year's splash?

Link via Amy Welborn, my go-to source for authoritative commentary whenever some new genius comes forward with "revelations" such as this.

All together now:

For our sake he was crucified
under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered died and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in fulfillment of the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.