The Lost Tomb of Jesus (2007) (TV)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Simcha Jacobovici

Writers:

Graeme Ball (co-writer)
Simcha Jacobovici (writer)

Release Date:

March 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Has the 2000 year-old mystery finally been solved?

Plot:

The Lost Tomb of Jesus is a documentary which makes a case that the 2,000-year-old "Tomb of the Ten Ossuaries" belonged to the family of Jesus of Nazareth. |

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Mark Caven	...	Narrator (UK) (voice)
Ouriel Maoz	...	Himself
Rivka Maoz	...	Herself
Shimon Gibson	...	Himself (as Dr. Shimon Gibson)
Tal Ilan	...	Herself
James D. Tabor	...	Himself (as James Tabor)
Simcha Jacobovici	...	Himself
Felix Golubev	...	Himself
Frank Moore Cross	...	Himself
John Dominic Crossan	...	Himself
Na'ama Brosh	...	Herself
Amos Kloner	...	Himself
David Mevorah	...	Himself
Andrey Feuerverger	...	Himself
Bill Tarant	...	Himself

Runtime:

Finland:102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Very good documentary.

Simcha Jacobovici, the reporter of 'The Naked Archaeologist' fame, has produced an excellent documentary here. However, I agree with the gist of the two previous comments that it is in dire need of a sequel and of more scholarly comments. That said, it says all that can be said in a 103 minute long documentary (not counting the publicity breaks). I disagree with one of the previous two comments about the time that has allegedly been 'wasted' showing us the difficulties of archaeological research in Israel today, an activity that has become heavily politicized. In my opinion, Jacobovici has come closer than anyone else that I know of to the truth of the matter. In fact, in this documentary, he has come achingly close to it. What he, his detractors and everyone else have missed is one central truth that I think I have discovered and that I intend to publish shortly after more than twenty years of research. The truth is amazingly simple and it explains the many so-called contradictions found in the Bible. The truth and Jacobovici's documentary are mutually-compatible but that truth, had it been known to Jacobovici, would have changed some of the documentary's implied conclusions, but not the raw facts that it contains. Highly recommended. I recommend that the readers watch the documentary and try to guess what that missed truth is.