I want to say thank you Dr. Bock for bringing the "Voice of Truth" to the issue. I thought your careful, gracious, and solid mannner of dialogue was a huge step forward for the truth. So often Evangelicals are portrayed negatively in the media, but you have shown that we have a solid scholarly approach that can be put forward.

I have been tracking the story since last week and have decided as a pastor of a new church plant (3 yrs old) that I would do an entire series of messages leading up to Easter that explore the evidence for the empty tomb. As the Pastor of our church t seems every Easter I have to stand up against the alledged 'lost' teachings of Jesus. Last year it was the "lost gospel of Judas' and this year it is the 'lost tomb of Jesus.' I think that what is lost is the voice of truth - thanks for being that during this debate.

I preached last week on some of the evidences for the resurrection and this week I will be speaking on the subject "Is There A Lost Tomb of Jesus?" Having read "The Jesus Family Tomb" last week, I have formulated a reponse the the findings presented in the book and through your Blog and other scholars like Bauckham I have ample info for providing a solid critique for our church family which has seekers and believers.

By the way, thank for writing the book on the Missing Gospels.

I would love to see a solid reply to Ehrman's book on Misquoting Jesus - do you know of any good critiques.

By the way, I am a pastor in West Jordan Utah and have a friend down the road from me named Brian Hurlbutt who is a fellow Church Planter. He's a DTS grad and a great friend. Living in Utah among the LDS church provides a huge challenge in interacting over matters like the Lost Tomb of Jesus.

Once again thanks!

Personally, my wife and I thought the 'opposing' viewpoint was embarrassed at the lack of evidence they could put forward. We came away with a clear sense that truth prevailed.

Sincerely,
Cory Anderson
Pastor
Shadow Mountain Church