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22-10-2009, 02:09 AM
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In 1980, archaeologists uncovered a burial place containing a number of boxes inscribed with names from the New Testament – including Jesus and a ‘son of Jesus’. Having languished in storage for over 20 years, these relics are now being studied by a group of scientists and experts in a bid to establish their authenticity.
In 1980, an ancient tomb was unearthed on a building site in the Jerusalem suburb of Talpiot. Inside the tomb, archaeologists Amos Kloner and Shimon Gibson were intrigued to discover several boxes of bones – ‘ossuary’s’ – dating from the first century AD. The inscriptions on the side of these boxes included the names ‘Jesus son of Joseph’, ‘Mary’, another Mary in the rare form of ‘Mariamne’, ‘Jose’, ‘Matthew’ and – perhaps most fascinating of all – ‘Judah son of Jesus’.
The similarity of these names to the New Testament family and disciples of Jesus Christ were clear, yet the boxes were removed from the tomb and left untouched in the stores of the Israeli Antiquity Authority for over 20 years. It was not until the early years of this century that Bible historian James Tabor began to wonder if the tomb at Talpiot was in fact the final resting place of Christ.
A series of scientific tests and a close analysis of ancient texts seemed to suggest that this could indeed be the tomb of Jesus, especially if the ossuary ascribed to ‘Mariamne the master’ could be associated with Mary Magdalene. If this connection was made, it would also suggest that the ‘Judah son of Jesus’ ossuary belonged to Jesus’s son.
The theory that Christ fathered a family with Mary Magdalene has been popularised in recent years by books such as ‘The Da Vinci Code’, yet it strikes at the heart of traditional Christianity. The notion that Jesus was buried at Talpiot also contradicts the accepted wisdom that he was resurrected from an empty tomb near the Holy Sepulchre Church – the traditional site of the Crucifixion. However, Tabor argues that it would have been easy enough for the disciples to remove Jesus’s body from the tomb at Golgotha and re-bury him at the new site.
Secrets of the Jesus Tomb (http://demand.five.tv/Episode.aspx?episodeBaseName=C5142700001)
In 1980, archaeologists uncovered a burial place containing a number of boxes inscribed with names from the New Testament – including Jesus and a ‘son of Jesus’. Having languished in storage for over 20 years, these relics are now being studied by a group of scientists and experts in a bid to establish their authenticity.
In 1980, an ancient tomb was unearthed on a building site in the Jerusalem suburb of Talpiot. Inside the tomb, archaeologists Amos Kloner and Shimon Gibson were intrigued to discover several boxes of bones – ‘ossuary’s’ – dating from the first century AD. The inscriptions on the side of these boxes included the names ‘Jesus son of Joseph’, ‘Mary’, another Mary in the rare form of ‘Mariamne’, ‘Jose’, ‘Matthew’ and – perhaps most fascinating of all – ‘Judah son of Jesus’.
The similarity of these names to the New Testament family and disciples of Jesus Christ were clear, yet the boxes were removed from the tomb and left untouched in the stores of the Israeli Antiquity Authority for over 20 years. It was not until the early years of this century that Bible historian James Tabor began to wonder if the tomb at Talpiot was in fact the final resting place of Christ.
A series of scientific tests and a close analysis of ancient texts seemed to suggest that this could indeed be the tomb of Jesus, especially if the ossuary ascribed to ‘Mariamne the master’ could be associated with Mary Magdalene. If this connection was made, it would also suggest that the ‘Judah son of Jesus’ ossuary belonged to Jesus’s son.
The theory that Christ fathered a family with Mary Magdalene has been popularised in recent years by books such as ‘The Da Vinci Code’, yet it strikes at the heart of traditional Christianity. The notion that Jesus was buried at Talpiot also contradicts the accepted wisdom that he was resurrected from an empty tomb near the Holy Sepulchre Church – the traditional site of the Crucifixion. However, Tabor argues that it would have been easy enough for the disciples to remove Jesus’s body from the tomb at Golgotha and re-bury him at the new site.
Secrets of the Jesus Tomb (http://demand.five.tv/Episode.aspx?episodeBaseName=C5142700001)