Amidst all the scholarly chatter about ossuaries, patinas and epigraphy there isn’t much talk about the Freemason connection to the Jesus Family Tomb. This, I think, is where the Cameron/Jacobovici documentary could have its biggest impact. Consider the number of people who believe that the DaVinci Code is fact.
By all accounts Cameron and Jacobovici are more interested in spinning a story than in documenting an archeological find. And it’s a sexy story complete with lost history, missing artifacts that mysteriously come to light, and secret powers out to rule the world. In this type of story the academic critics become the scoffers who try and sidetrack the hero before he embarks on his journey.
Since this is a documentary, the hero isn’t a fictional character…it’s the viewer. And the viewer will get the sense that he or she might have a chance at solving the riddle by using clues on the website. Or more to the point, by purchasing Jacobovici’s book.
Incorporating Freemasons in the story is a brilliant stroke. It’s the gift that keeps on giving–bringing everything into the story. Everything from ancient Egypt and the Exodus to the time of Christ (and Christ as Horus), through the Crusades on up to our own time with the mysterious all-seeing eye on the back of the dollar bill.
And the cool thing is, there’s no way to prove it wrong. All you have to say about the critics is “well…that’s what they want you to think.”