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Jacobovici, Simcha

The Jesus family tomb : the discovery, the investigation, and the evidence that could change history / Simcha Jacobovici and Charles Pellegrino ; foreword by James Cameron - 1st ed - [San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, ©2007 - xiv, 218 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215)

Vault of the ages -- The investigation begins -- The lost tomb -- On probability, possibility, and the "Jesus equation" -- Beyond the book of numbers -- A Mary named Mariamne -- The twin -- The "Jesus equation" revisited -- The Jesus standard -- Whence came the Nazarenes -- The rediscovery -- The voices of time -- GATTACA: The DNA story -- A crime lab's Jesus

Recounts the events surrounding the discovery of the family tomb of Jesus of Nazareth, in which archaeologists discovered ten ossuaries with markings indicating they belonged to the family of Jesus, his parents, wife, and children, and explores what the discovery may mean for religion and history

ISBN: 9780061192029 0061192023

LCCN: 2006051294

Subjects--Personal Names:
Jesus Christ--Burial
Jesus Christ--Family

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Tombs--Jerusalem
Ossuaries--Jerusalem

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Jerusalem--Antiquities

LC Class. No.: BT460 / .J25 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 232.96 / J16J