The Jesus discovery
Subtitle: the new archaeological find that reveals the birth of Christianity
By: Simcha Jacobovici and James D. Tabor
Contributors: Tabor, James D., 1946-
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9781451650402
Subjects: Burial; Family; Resurrection; History of doctrines; Tombs; Antiquities
Description: A recent major archeological discovery in Jerusalem is revolutionizing understanding of Jesus and the earliest years of Christianity. The authors have examined a sealed tomb in Jerusalem, where they have found the earliest evidence for a belief in the resurrection of Jesus, based on what appears to be the oldest Christian iconography ever discovered.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: The discovery; title: The Talpiot tombs; title: Decoding the mysterious "sign of Jonah"; title: Returning to the Jesus family tomb; title: Jesus and Mary Magdalene; title: The mystery of the James Ossuary; title: Lost bones, Jesus' DNA, and Resurrection; title: Conclusion : the first Christians and Christianity today.