The Jesus Family Tomb
The Discovery and Evidence That Could Change History
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Narrated by:
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Michael Ciulla
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This is a story that is destined to grab international headlines and raise fundamental questions about the origins of Christianity. The question will undoubtedly arise: are these inscriptions referring to a Jesus and Mary other than the Jesus and Mary of the Gospels? To this end, the listener participates in one of the most controversial investigations of an archaeological find in history. Starting with critical DNA testing from the human remains, the authors, with the help of top scholars and industry leaders, walk us through the actual timeline of the discovery, including an interview with the man who stumbled across the original unearthing of the tomb in 1980. They also detail the paleographic analysis of the ossuaries; analyze the symbology of the tomb and the ossuaries; reveal the importance of the names, using both the New Testament and Apocrypha; and evaluate the patina residue and the statistical probabilities of the cluster of names in the specific location.
A fascinating combination of history, archaeology, and theology, the revelations in this audiobook will change the way we think about God, religion, and everything we have learned about the life and death of Jesus.
©2007 Simcha Jacobovici and Charles Pellegrino (P)2007 HarperCollins PublishersListeners also enjoyed...
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-03-18
One of the Best kept secrets of our time.
Having watched the dvd years ago which captured my imagination from start to finish, I found this audio book to be just as captivating and unbelievable. Its hard for the old pre programmed scholars and archaeologists to move beyond their fear based emotions and see what's staring them straight in the face. For me, there can be no more compelling evidence brought to light that can allow the wise and open minded ones to know beyond a doubt that this is the last resting place of Jesus and his family.
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- Dave
- 20-09-19
brilliant
loved it.. just leaves me with more questions & more books to look up for future reading.
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- OL
- 10-02-16
Headline grabbing sensationalism
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
As an amusing diversion, yes, but with caveats and warnings. Jacobovi is too eager to postulate radical theories than to actual prove them. Scholarship it ain't, entertainment it is.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
I wasn't surprised by the conclusions. Because Biblical archaeology is a battlefield to prove the historicity of scripture it gets twisted and distorted at every opportunity, and this book is an excellent example of the facts misrepresented to prove the unproven/unprovable.
What about Michael Ciulla’s performance did you like?
A good reading, but not edge of the seat stuff.
Do you think The Jesus Family Tomb needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
Yes, if it is a factual, scientific analysis of the evidence without spectacular off the wall conclusions - but that won't happen.
Any additional comments?
Simcha Jacobovici is journalist first and foremost, who has an amateur's interest in the Bible and archaeology. He is NOT a scholar. So he goes for spectacular headline-grabbing conclusions. What is a possibility on one page becomes a fact by the next page to support his thesis.
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