In 1980, in Israel, a 2,000‑year‑old crypt housing ten ossuaries was discovered by chance during major construction work in Talpiot, a southern district of Jerusalem.
“The names engraved on some of the tombs are astonishing: Yehoshoua Ben Yossef (Jesus son of Joseph), Yehuda Bar Yehoshoua (Judas son of Jesus) and Mariamene e Mara (a name attributed to Mary Magdalene), but—according to the archaeologists dispatched to the site at the time—this was merely a coincidence.
“In the documentary produced by James Cameron entitled The Tomb of Jesus (original English title: The Lost Tomb of Jesus), Simcha Jacobovici and Charles Pellegrino demonstrate that this is most likely the tomb of Jesus. They base their thesis on the expertise of world‑renowned researchers, comparing archaeology and theology, canonical gospels and apocryphal texts, statistical analyses and DNA testing.
“Their conclusions—disturbing as they may be—shed new light on the existence of Jesus and reconstruct the path of the first Christians.” (source: Wikipedia)
As astonishing as it may seem, the Israeli authorities, instead of turning it into a world‑class event, hastened to cover the tomb with a concrete slab and sealed off access to it.
