Maria
Ossuary 80/505 -- �Maria�
It was the most popular name among first-century Jerusalem women. As many as 25% of the women of the Second Temple period carried it. Indeed, both women whose ossuaries were pulled from the...
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Theological Jesus
For Christians the world over, Jesus of Nazareth is the Saviour, Messiah, the Christ (or �Anointed One�), the Son of God, The Redeemer of Mankind, and bearer of many other names. The sources:...
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The Historical Jesus
Most of what we know about Jesus comes to us from the four Evangelists, also known as the writers of the Gospels.
Outside of the New Testament, the only contemporaneous mention of Jesus appears...
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Yeshua Bar Yosef
Ossuary 80/503 "Yeshua bar Yosef� � �Jesus, Son of Joseph�
It is the plainest of the ten ossuaries found in the tomb, a modest coffin, perhaps made in haste. Alarmingly, there is a large cross mark...
crucifixion Nails
The Nails of the Cross: A Response to the Criticisms of the Film Part Six
Epilogue
By: Director/Producer Simcha Jacobovici
A final note: of course, it is perfectly legitimate for anyone to disagree with me. I do bring a very different sensibility to the search for the historical Jesus. But I...
crucifixion Nails
The Nails of the Cross: A Response to the Criticisms of the Film Part Five
The Jesus Nails
By: Director/Producer Simcha Jacobovici
We now come to the final point. If we accept that the nails are important, and that in both Jewish and pagan traditions they are associated with crucifixion and...
crucifixion Nails
The Nails of the Cross: A Response to the Criticisms of the Film Part Four
Two Caiaphas Ossuaries
By: Director/Producer Simcha Jacobovici
In my film, I highlight the fact that there were two ossuaries found in the tomb with the name “Caiaphas” inscribed on them – a fancy, shop made ossuary...
crucifixion Nails
The Nails of the Cross: A Response to the Criticisms of the Film Part Three
Jesus’ Nails?
By: Director/Producer Simcha Jacobovici
We can finally ask the question: if the tomb excavated in 1990 is, indeed, the tomb of Caiaphas, as most scholars believe; and if the nails presently in the anatomy...