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 Limestone ossuaries found in a 2,000 year-old tomb Limestones ossuraries --boxes to store human remains-- found in a 2,000 year-old tomb in Jerusalem 1980, that may have held the remains of Jesus of Nazareth, left,and of Mary Magdalene, right, are displayed to the media during a news conference in New York, Monday, Feb. 26, 2007. A new documentary, 'The Lost Tomb of Christ,' which the Discovery Channel will run on March 4, argues that 10 ancient ossuaries may have contained the bones of Jesus and his family. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) [View More...] Viewed 309 times |  The ossuaries (bone boxes) believed to be those of Jesus of Nazareth (R) and Mary Magdalene (L) are on display The ossuaries (bone boxes) believed to be those of Jesus of Nazareth (R) and Mary Magdalene (L) are on display at a press conference 26 February 2007 in New York with filmmakers James Cameron (R), Simcha Jacobovici (C) and James Tabor (L) of the department of religious studies at the University of North Carolina. A top Israeli archaeologist on Monday rubbished claims featured in a documentary by award-winning film directors that the burial site of Jesus has been located and which suggests he had a son.(AFP/Stan Honda) [View More...] Viewed 334 times |  Professor James Tabor, left, chairman of the department of religious studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, left, and James Cameron sit behind one of two limestone ossuaries Professor James Tabor, left, chairman of the department of religious studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, left, and James Cameron sit behind one of two limestone ossuaries found in a 2,000 year-old tomb in Jerusalem 1980, that once may have held the remains of Mary Magdalene and Jesus of Nazareth, as well as his family, which were displayed during a news conference in New York, Monday, Feb. 26, 2007. Cameron is the producer of the new documentary,'The Lost Tomb of Christ,' which the Discovery Channel will run on March 4. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) [View More...] Viewed 307 times |  Priest sits in the Edicule, or tomb, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre An Orthodox priest sits in the Edicule, or tomb, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem (Old City). [View More...] Viewed 345 times |  An ossuary This photo released in 2002 by the Biblical Archaeological Society(BAS) shows a bone box or ossuary which was found along with 10 ossuries with names etched into them in the Talpiot neighbourhood of Jerusalem during the construction of an appartment building in the 1980s. A documentary by "Titanic" director James Cameron and Israel-born Simcha Jacobovici claims the ossuaries were found at the burial site of Jesus and suggest that he had a wife and a son.(AFP/BAS-HO/File) [View More...] Viewed 549 times |
 Director James Cameron "Titanic Hoax?" The burial site of Jesus has been found and suggests he had a wife and son, according to highly sensitive claims in a documentary by "Titanic" director James Cameron, seen here 23 February 2007, and Israel-born Simcha Jacobovici.(AFP/Getty Images/File) [View More...] Viewed 244 times | ||||
