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The original rock where Jesus Christ is traditionally believed to have been buried in Jerusalem has been exposed to the light of day for the first time in centuries.
According to an exclusive report by National Geographic, a partner in the project at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the original rock surface has been covered with marble slabs since at least 1555, and possibly longer. During a conservation project to shore up the shrine surrounding the tomb, a team from the National Technical University of Athens in Greece realized that they would need to access the substructure of the shrine to restore it, said Fredrik Hiebert, the archaeologist-in-residence at the National Geographic Society. [See Photos of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre]
"The Greek conservation group are the first, as far as we know, to actually open this," Hiebert told Live Science. "It's pretty exceptional."
In Christianity the only faith that people need to know is that the tomb were Jesus was, is empty, Jesus body is gone , as God raised Him up and He ascended into Heaven up in the sky ............So if people go there and visit this place, this is what they will say and believe
In Christianity the only faith that people need to know is that the tomb were Jesus was, is empty, Jesus body is gone , as God raised Him up and He ascended into Heaven up in the sky ............So if people go there and visit this place, this is what they will say and believe
MEH, I don't believe ANY of those places are original places in the events of Jesus life, they just point and say,'' YEAH! it is right there.''
I don't put too much stock in that at all, and you would be right, just an empty tomb.
Could be, but it's still highly unlikely, especially considering the rise of Islam and how they are always wont to tear down any place revered by people in a different religion. Even in our day the tombs in Jerusalem are tore down and bones brought out at any strife.
The link doesn't explain how they know it is his tomb. Sounds more as if they should have said that they found the supposed tomb of Phillip the Apostle.
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