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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 200
EAN: 9780061205347
ISBN: 0061205346
Label: HarperOne
Manufacturer: HarperOne
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: March 01, 2008
Publisher: HarperOne
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Sales Rank: 648105
Studio: HarperOne
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The Jesus Family Tomb tells the story of what may very well be the greatest archaeological find of all time—the discovery of the family tomb of Jesus of Nazareth. Following the accidental bulldozing of a tomb during the building of a housing complex in suburban Jerusalem in 1980, archaeologists from the Israeli Antiquities Authority were immediately called to the scene. Inside, the archaeologists found ten ossuaries—limestone boxes that served as first-century coffins. Six had inscriptions, including Jesus, son of Joseph; two Marys; and Judah, son of Jesus. The team concluded that the unusual group of names was merely coincidence. After removing and cataloging the ossuaries, they left the tomb to the builders to finish what they had already started.
Twenty-five years later, Simcha Jacobovici, an Emmy award-winning journalist, tracked down the ossuaries in the Israeli Antiquities Authority's warehouse and decided to investigate this remarkable collection of names. Simcha mapped and then located the original tomb, which, to his surprise, was still intact. Granted unequaled access, he soon found that the archaeologists were unaware of key evidence that made this the discovery of a lifetime.
This is a story that is destined to grab international headlines and raise fundamental questions about the historical Jesus. Are the 'Jesus' and 'Mary' referred to in these inscriptions the Jesus and Mary Magdalene of the gospels? Readers are taken on a remarkable journey: from telling statistical analysis, to a time-bending trip across two millennia, and an investigation of the patinas and DNA of the tombs that makes an episode of CSI look mundane. The Jesus Family Tomb arrives at an extraordinary answer to an ancient mystery.
A riveting combination of history, archaeo-logy, and theology, this book will change the way we think about God, religion, and everything we have learned about the life and death of Jesus.
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This adds another view to the life and death of Jesus. I found this very interesting reading. While I still believe in and read the Bible, I often wonder if we are getting the whole truth or just what someone wants us to know. There are many details left out of the Bible for me and this book gives me something to think about.
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The authors, Jacobavici and Pellegrino (JP), did a good job in this book making an interesting yet meaningless archeological find, appear to be an earth shattering event. The book moves along well and reads like a docu-drama investigation. The thesis of this book is that JP believes the tomb containing the historical Jesus, and his biological family, has been found. This thesis was quite intriguing to me. It remained so until I actually began reading and comprehending JP's supporting evidence for ... Read More
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Using statistics, DNA traces, electron microprobes and archeological records, Simcha Jacobovici and Charles Pellegrino explore the theory that a tomb unearthed in 1980 in Israel - about half-way between Bethlehem and Nazareth - is the actual tomb of Yeshua bar Yosef ... Jesus son of Joseph. Also buried in this tomb were two women - one named Maria and the other Mariamne - as well as an additional 7 people. While a few of the ossuary boxes were unmarked, enough contained names directly related to ... Read More
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Simcha Jacobovici has written an exciting book that is guaranteed to be controversial. Unfortunately for Simcha, his name has never been well respected in archaeological circles, and I think that the disappointing reviews this book has gotten from respected archaeologists won't improve his stature.
The inconsistencies and poor research used in this book have been better documented elsewhere. Suffice to say that this book reads as if the author started with the assertion that he alone has ... Read More
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If true, the discovery of the tomb of Jesus and his family is astonishing, but the two-headed beast (Government and Religion) has reared up and is doing its utmost to quash this discovery. One can understand the 'beast' however. If the tomb of Jesus were to become public knowledge it could shatter the myths Christianity has encased in stained glass for the last 2,000 years. People, it seems, are afraid of the truth.
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