I’m shocked that none of them used the “G” word: Gnostic …
I think this really was a remarkable and significant discovery, but not of the tomb of Jesus. My theory is that this could very well have been a 3rd or 4th century Gnostic forgery of Jesus’ tomb, complete with wife and perhaps a child. Including Matthew may have been an apparent attempt to include the Gospel writer – a stretch, but not for ancient Gnostics, perhaps. The symbol on the tomb may, I believe, turn out to be a Gnostic one.
— A comment by Stephen A. at GetReligion’s take on that “Jesus is Dead” story from a long, long time ago.
The image above is taken from the website for The Hidden Chapel of Mary Magdalene (whose web addy is Gnostic Catholic Church of the Holy Grail).