"The identification of the Talpiot tomb as the tomb of Jesus and his family contradicts the canonical Gospel accounts of the death and burial of Jesus and the earliest Christian traditions about Jesus."—"Has the Tomb of Jesus Been Discovered?". Biblical Archaeology Society. Archived from the original on 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
"For some Christians that [Jesus bones in an ossuary] would be heresy and blasphemy and wrong, and for others I don't think it's going to be a big shock. They have a faith that doesn't necessarily depend on that."—Roy Fuller, Indiana University Southeast—"'Lost Tomb of Jesus' is old news, scholars say". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2007-03-09. [dead link]
"The identification of the Talpiot tomb as the tomb of Jesus and his family contradicts the canonical Gospel accounts of the death and burial of Jesus and the earliest Christian traditions about Jesus."—"Has the Tomb of Jesus Been Discovered?". Biblical Archaeology Society. Archived from the original on 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2007-03-09.