Researchers: 'Burial slab' of Jesus Christ unearthed for first time in centuries
Researchers recently uncovered a stone burial slab which many believe
Jesus Christ's body may have been laid on following his crucification.
The
original surface of the tomb was uncovered in the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem during restoration work and has
been covered by marble cladding since at least 1555 A.D., National Geographic reports.
The
marble cover was pulled back, and researchers were surprised by the
amount of fill material beneath the covering, Fredrik Hiebert, an
archaeologist-in-residence at the National Geographic Society, and a
researcher on the restoration project, told National Geographic.
“It
will be a long scientific analysis, but we will finally be able to see
the original rock surface on which, according to tradition, the body of
Christ was laid,” Hiebert told National Geographic.
National Geographic is filming the restoration process for the Explorer series, which will air in November.
According to the Bible, the body of Jesus Christ was laid on a burial bed, or slab of limestone following his crucifixion.
Christians
believe that Christ was resurrected following his death, and women who
came to anoint his body three days after the burial reported that Jesus’
remains had vanished.
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