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Géza Vermes (a major and well-respected scholar on the historical Jesus) issued a statement saying that ”The evidence so far advanced falls far short of proving that the Talpiot tomb is, or even could be, the tomb of the family of Jesus of Nazareth. The identification of the ossuary of Mariamne with that of Mary Magdalene of the Gospels has ...
The film makers from The Lost Tomb of Jesus had the outside layer of dirt tested against the other 9 ossuaries that were found in the tomb, and the dirt on the outside of the James ossuary was proven to be made up of the same minerals as the other 9 ossuaries. In the documentary they stated that this was nearly impossible if not from the same tomb.
He had not said it was the tomb of Jesus' family. [citation needed] The inscription described as Yeshua` bar Yehosef is the most disputed. [1] [2] [3] Six of the nine remaining ossuaries bear inscriptions. The Lost Tomb of Jesus posits that three of those carry the names of figures from the New Testament. [4] The meanings of the epigraphs are ...
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Archaeologists in Israel have discovered what they believe to be the remains of an Ancient Greek courtesan.. The cremated remains of a young woman were found in a burial cave alongside a perfectly ...
A secret tomb found beneath the historic site in Jordan where "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" was filmed is featured in the Discovery Channel show "Expeditions Unknown."
On February 26, 2007, a news conference was held at the New York Public Library by director James Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici to discuss their documentary The Lost Tomb of Jesus, which discusses the 1980 finding of the Talpiot Tomb, which they claim is in fact Jesus' family tomb. In the film, they also suggest that the so-called James ossuary ...
Diagram of the modern church showing the traditional site of Calvary and the Tomb of Jesus. In 1948, Jerusalem was divided between Israel and Jordan and where the church was located, in the Old City, were made part of Jordan. In 1967, Israeli forces captured East Jerusalem in the Six Day War, and that area has remained under Israeli control ...