tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post1060697103714856795..comments2023-11-02T01:20:32.436-07:00Comments on The Forbidden Gospels: News from Toronto on Talpiot TombApril DeConickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616757055618151612noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536854065433425156.post-29848287388575081302008-04-22T15:14:00.000-07:002008-04-22T15:14:00.000-07:00Will someone please keep James Tabor away from mat...Will someone please keep James Tabor away from math? A 0.48 chance does not mean that one in two tombs would be the Jesus tomb. The number is derived wholly from the parameters of the study, not the presence of two tombs, and so has no consideration of the number of tombs! This is statistical manipulation, which is why those of us who study ancient texts should leave the math to the statisticians. Readers should note that one of Feuerverger's referees was Randy Ingermanson, who also published a paper on the same subject in the same issue of the same journal - and his odds are lower than Feuerverger's. You can get this paper and all the other responses to Dr. Feuerverger's conclusions at: http://www.ingermanson.com/jesus/art/stats.phpMSHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17932552057712059717noreply@blogger.com