Does "The Great Deception" Start On Monday?Jesus' burial site found - film claims
Pastor Dale Morgan
Feb 23rd, 2007 9:46 AM
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Does "The Great Deception" Start On Monday?Jesus' burial site found -
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New film documents discovery of Jerusalem cave containing ten caskets
believed to hold remains of Jesus, Mary, Mary Magdalene and others
Ariella Ringel-Hoffman
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.