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The 'Lost Tomb of Jesus' is the name of a documentary currently planned to be broadcast in the United States on the Discovery Channel on Sun March 4th, at 9pm.  
The 'Lost Tomb of Jesus' is the name of a documentary currently planned to be broadcast in the United States on the Discovery Channel on Sun March 4th, at 9pm.  


Producer/director James Cameron presents a documentary investigation into a tomb dating from the 1st Century CE in Jerusalem.
== Production ==
Director James Cameron presents a documentary style investigation into a tomb dating from the 1st Century CE in Jerusalem.


Called the Talpiot Tomb, the documentary draws the conclusion that it is the site of the Jesus "Family Tomb", and that the ossuary inscriptions name the members of the holy family from the Christian scriptures.
An ancient tomb around 2000 years old named the Talpiot Tomb is the primary focus of the documentary.  The producers conclude that this is the site of the Jesus "Family Tomb", and that ossuary inscriptions name the members of the Holy Family from the Christian scriptures as its occupants.


These are:-
== Ossuary Inscriptions ==
* Judah, son of Jesus (Aramaic)
The inscriptions on the ossuaries that were found in the Talpiot Tomb are:-
* Jesus son of Joseph (Aramaic)
* Jesus son of Joseph (Aramaic)
* Jose (a diminutive of Joseph)
* Maria (Hebrew)
* Maria (Hebrew)
* Judah (or Judas), son of Jesus (Aramaic)
* Matia (Hebrew, 'Matthew')
* Matia (Hebrew, 'Matthew')
* Mariamene e Mara (Greek, 'Mary known as the master')
* Mariamene e Mara (Greek, 'Mary known as the master')
* Circumstancial evidence also points to this site as the original location of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ossuary Ossuary of James], son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.


== Controversy ==
Francois Bovon, professor of the history of religion at Harvard University, told Discovery News, "Mariamene, or Mariamne, probably was the actual name given to Mary Magdalene."
Francois Bovon, professor of the history of religion at Harvard University, told Discovery News, "Mariamene, or Mariamne, probably was the actual name given to Mary Magdalene."




== External Links ==
== External Links ==
* Discovery channel: [http://www.discovery.com/tomb Lost Tomb of Jesus]
* Discovery Channel: [http://www.discovery.com/tomb Lost Tomb of Jesus]
* Discovery News: [http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/02/25/tomb_arc.html%3Fcategory%3Darchaeology%26guid%3D20070225073000&phase=2&title=Jesus%20Family%20Tomb%20Believed%20Found&bodytext=Could%20a%202%2C000-year-old%20Jerusalem%20tomb%20once%20have%20held%20the%20remains%20of%20Jesus%20of%20Nazareth%3F&topic=general_sciences Jesus Family Tomb Believed Found]
* Discovery News: [http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/02/25/tomb_arc.html%3Fcategory%3Darchaeology%26guid%3D20070225073000&phase=2&title=Jesus%20Family%20Tomb%20Believed%20Found&bodytext=Could%20a%202%2C000-year-old%20Jerusalem%20tomb%20once%20have%20held%20the%20remains%20of%20Jesus%20of%20Nazareth%3F&topic=general_sciences Jesus Family Tomb Believed Found]
* Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talpiot_Tomb Talpiot Tomb]
* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talpiot_Tomb Talpiot Tomb]
* Newsweek: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17328478/site/newsweek/ Raiders of the Lost Tomb]
* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ossuary Ossuary of James]
 
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The 'Lost Tomb of Jesus' is the name of a documentary currently planned to be broadcast in the United States on the Discovery Channel on Sun March 4th, at 9pm.

Production

Director James Cameron presents a documentary style investigation into a tomb dating from the 1st Century CE in Jerusalem.

An ancient tomb around 2000 years old named the Talpiot Tomb is the primary focus of the documentary. The producers conclude that this is the site of the Jesus "Family Tomb", and that ossuary inscriptions name the members of the Holy Family from the Christian scriptures as its occupants.

Ossuary Inscriptions

The inscriptions on the ossuaries that were found in the Talpiot Tomb are:-

  • Jesus son of Joseph (Aramaic)
  • Jose (a diminutive of Joseph)
  • Maria (Hebrew)
  • Judah (or Judas), son of Jesus (Aramaic)
  • Matia (Hebrew, 'Matthew')
  • Mariamene e Mara (Greek, 'Mary known as the master')
  • Circumstancial evidence also points to this site as the original location of the Ossuary of James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.

Controversy

Francois Bovon, professor of the history of religion at Harvard University, told Discovery News, "Mariamene, or Mariamne, probably was the actual name given to Mary Magdalene."


External Links