![]() It is into this ossuary that Jacobovici suggests the bones of the high priest were placed. Of these two: Ossuary 3 contained the skeletal remains of “five individuals – an adult female, a juvenile, two seven year old children and a newborn” (Zias 1992: 78-79). Six other broken ossuaries and three lids were found scattered throughout the cave (Greenhut 1992a: 67).įive of the ossuaries had inscriptions on them, with two ossuaries having inscriptions relating to the House of Caiaphas (Reich 1991: 13-21 1992a: 72-77 1992b: 38-44, 76 1994:223-225). The other four ossuaries had been removed from their original positions in Kokhim I-III by the workmen. Two ossuaries (Ossuaries 5 and 6) were found in situ in Kokh IV. Six intact ossuaries (bone boxes used for secondary burial) were found in the burial cave. Three kokhim were on the western wall of the cave (labeled Kokhim I, II, and III) and one was on the southern wall (labeled Kokh IV). The burial cave was a simple, single burial chamber with four loculi (called kokhim in Hebrew) typical of the Second Temple period. Jacobovici’s current “discovery” concerns a burial cave that workmen accidently discovered while making a water park in the Peace Forest in the southern part of Jerusalem during November/December 1990. These allegations have been thoroughly refuted by a number of people. This program was a misguided attack on the deity of the Lord Jesus and His bodily resurrection. In 2007, he released a video and book that alleged that the family tomb of Jesus was found in the East Talpiyot neighborhood of Jerusalem and that the tomb included an ossuary containing the bones of Jesus. Having watched the program, I can attest to the fact that he does not appear naked in the show, and it is equally obvious that he is not an archaeologist! He should not be taken seriously, but because of his sensationalistic approach, the news media loves his programming. CAIPHUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL BIBLE DISCOVERY MOVIEDid Simcha Jacobovici produce any compelling evidence for these sensational claims?įirst, we need to ask the question, “Who is Simcha Jacobovici?” He is a very colorful movie producer and is famous for his sensationalist television program, The Naked Archaeologist. The show, “The Nails of the Cross” aired on the History Channel on Wednesday night, April 20, 2011. After Caiaphas’ death, his family wanted the nails buried with him because they thought the nails possessed talismanic powers and would give him divine protection in the afterlife! Jacobovici also believes that Caiaphas, the high priest responsible for turning Jesus over to the Roman governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, converted to the Judeo-Christian movement that believed Jesus was the messiah, but not God. In an interview with Bloomberg News (April 12, 2011), he claimed: 'Do I know 100 percent that these nails were used to crucify Jesus? No, I think we have a very compelling case to say: these are them. The nails, which had 'disappeared' soon after the excavations, were recently rediscovered in the labs of Tel Aviv University and are now in his possession. In it, he claimed that two nails, excavated more than 20 years ago, were the ones hammered into the hands of Jesus at His crucifixion. On Tuesday, April 12, 2011, filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici held a news conference in Jerusalem. Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Chronologies.People, Places, and Things in the New Testament.People, Places, and Things in the Hebrew Bible.Inspiration, Authority, Biblical Criticism and the Documentary Hypothesis.Ancient Manuscripts, Translations, and Texts.Amazing Discoveries in Biblical Archaeology.Life & Ministry of Jesus & the Apostles. ![]()
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