Underplayed Gems

The Lost Tomb of Jesus (2007)

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Original title
The Lost Tomb Of Jesus
Directed by
Simcha Jacobovici
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary examines a tomb found in Talpiot, Jerusalem, and presents an argument that it might have contained the remains of Jesus and his family. It combines archaeological evidence with biblical analysis to build its case.

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What happens

The Lost Tomb of Jesus is a pseudoarchaeological docudrama co-produced and first broadcast on the Discovery Channel and VisionTV in Canada on March 4, 2007, covering the discovery of the Talpiot Tomb. It was directed by Canadian documentary and film maker Simcha Jacobovici and produced by Felix Golubev and Ric Esther Bienstock, while James Cameron served as executive producer (Jacobovici and Cameron had previously created The Exodus Decoded). The film was released in conjunction with a book about the same subject, The Jesus Family Tomb, issued in late February 2007 and co-authored by Jacobovici and Charles R. Pellegrino. The documentary and the book's claims have been rejected by the overwhelming majority of leading experts within the archaeological and theological fields, as well as among linguistic and biblical scholars. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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