Urib2007 Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 [b][center]Jesus’ burial site found - film claims [/center][/b] New film documents discovery of Jerusalem cave containing ten caskets believed to hold remains of Jesus, Mary, Mary Magdalene and others Ariella Ringel-Hoffman Published: 02.23.07, 10:26 / Israel Culture The cave in which Jesus Christ was buried has been found in Jerusalem, claim the makers of a new documentary film. If it proves true, the discovery, which will be revealed at a press conference in New York Monday, could shake up the Christian world as one of the most significant archeological finds in history. The coffins which, according to the filmmakers held the remains of Jesus of Nazareth, his mother Mary and Mary Magdalene will be displayed for the first timeon Monday in New York. Jointly produced by Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici and Oscar winning director James Cameron, the film tells the exciting and tortuous story of the archeological discovery. The story starts in 1980 in Jerusalem’s Talpiyot neighborhood, with the discovery of a 2,000 year old cave containing ten coffins. Six of the ten coffins were carved with inscriptions reading the names: Jesua son of Joseph, Mary, Mary, Matthew, Jofa (Joseph, identified as Jesus’ brother), Judah son of Jesua (Jesus’ son - the filmmakers claim). Decades of research The findings in the cave, including the decipherment of the inscriptions, were first revealed about ten years ago by internationally renowned Israeli archeologist Professor Amos Kloner. Since their discovery, the caskets were kept in the Israeli Antiquities Authority archive in Beit Shemesh, but now two have been sent to New York for their first public exhibition. Although the cave was discovered nearly 30 years ago and the casket inscriptions decoded ten years ago, the filmmakers are the first to establish that the cave was in fact the burial site of Jesus and his family. The film, which documents the stages of the discovery, is the result of three years labor and research. It will be broadcast on the international Discovery Channel, Britain's Channel 4, Canada’s Vision and Israel’s Channel 8, which also took part in the film's production. According to the filmmakers, the film’s claim is based on close work with world-famous scientists, archeologists, statisticians, DNA specialists and antiquities experts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkwright Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Execpt that Jesus rose from the dead. Next... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSlayer Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 That's ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clg01 Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I simply cannot believe this!!! This is the first I've even heard of such a discovery and, if it had any remote chance of being valid, I'm quite sure that the Vatican would have commented (in some regard) by now. Again, I haven't seen anything or heard anything until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSlayer Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Same here, I've yet to see it in the news (TV/newspapers). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 So are they saying Jesus' body was in the place? or just that they found where he was buried? And since when is Mary Magdalene related to Jesus?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extra ecclesiam nulla salus Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 Mary's body was also resurrected. this is why their are no relics of her body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 (edited) The place were Christ's Divine Body was laid during His Divine Soul's descent into Hell as well as where His Ressurection occured is in the Church of the Holy Sepulchure: the same church which holds the site at which He was crucified and where Adam's bones lay. Edited February 24, 2007 by StThomasMore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N/A Gone Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 Adam? as in..the adam? Wasnt the church but there after the ressurection? OT: What do you think of Balthazar and his view of holy saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toledo_jesus Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 interesting that they so blithely claim to have found His corpse...almost as if they don't understand the repercussions if it were real. Can you imagine if the greatest force for good on this planet was to discover, beyond all doubt, that it was based around nothing but some nice ideas? I know I'd go bonkers. I think one of these science-guys got a little excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavenlyCalling Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 How would they know it was Jesus Christ's body anyway? Jesus was not that uncommon a name during the time, I understand that Barabasses first name was also 'Yeshua'. Its not like they can run a DNA test and say 'Oh yeah, this is defiinatly Jesus' how silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 [quote name='HeavenlyCalling' post='1204228' date='Feb 24 2007, 09:55 PM']How would they know it was Jesus Christ's body anyway? Jesus was not that uncommon a name during the time, I understand that Barabasses first name was also 'Yeshua'. Its not like they can run a DNA test and say 'Oh yeah, this is defiinatly Jesus' how silly.[/quote] Exactly. Even if it is proved first century, it doesn't mean anything. And they could've easily put other bodies in there and labeled them as such. Actually, it would make sense if somone did that in an attempt to thwart early christianity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resurrexi Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 [quote name='Revprodeji' post='1204202' date='Feb 24 2007, 07:09 PM']Adam? as in..the adam? Wasnt the church but there after the ressurection? OT: What do you think of Balthazar and his view of holy saturday[/quote] Yes, the father of the human race's bones were buried right below the place where our God and Lord Jesus Christ was crucified and died. That is why the place was called Golgotha or Calvary: it was the place where Adam's skull was buried. Of course the Church of the Holy Sepulchure was built after the Ressurection. I think Balthazar's views on the Descent into [i]Limbus Patrum[/i] is heretical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach_cube Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 see James, Brother of Jesus scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 If this claim had any shred of legitimacy, every atheist in the world would be jumping all over this story and proclaiming it from the rooftops! It would also be on the covers and frontpages of every news magazine and paper in the world. Why has nobody heard anything of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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