The Tomb of Jesus

2. The Debate About ... The Tomb of Jesus

6. The IndianView

7. The IndianView "This site is devoted to demonstrating that Jesus Christ physically survived the crucifixion as an 'ordinary' human being, then traveled eastwards to join Jewish tribes that had been scattered to the northern tier of Afghanistan and also Kashmir, Northern India."

8. The IndianView After surviving the crucifixion, Jesus Christ arrived in Kashmir, where he took up residence for the remainder of his life. There he ministered to Israelite tribes of the area, continuing to preach. The Negaristan-i-Kashmir book says that he eventually married a woman named Maryan, who bore him children. He died at the ripe old age of 120 years. His tomb [see picture of his tomb on our home page] is located in the Mohala Kan Yar district of the capital city of Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, Northern India, and is called the Roza Bal ("The Site of the Honored Tomb").

9. The JapaneseView

10. The JapaneseView The signboard explains that Christ first arrived in Japan at the age of 21 and after studying Ancient Shintoism for 10 years he evolved a doctrine and returned to Judea to teach it. The authorities opposed this and decided to crucify him. Jesus' brother, Isukiri, volunteered to die on Jesus' behalf . Christ returned to Japan at the age of 37 and ultimately settled in Japan, passing away at the age of 106. The remains of Isukiri were brought to Japan and entombed, accounting for the second grave."

11. Two Realistic Views OR The Church of the Holy Sepulchre The Garden Tomb

12. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Holy Grave)

13. A Franciscan Friar (Roman Catholic) A Greek Orthodox Monk An Armenian Orthodox Monk A Syrian Orthodox Monk A Copt Orthodox Monk

15. The Shrine Above The Tomb of Jesus

16. Inside The Shrine

17. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Holy Grave) • The Roman Emperor Constantine Believed This To Be The Spot Where Jesus Was Buried. • Golgatha Was Believed To Be A Few Yards Away. • The Church Enshrines Both Spots.

18. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Holy Grave) • In The 4th Century, Constantine Apparently Chose This As The Spot of Jesus' Tomb. He Chose The Tomb From Several Tombs In The Area, But No One Knows What Evidence He Had For Choosing This Tomb. • Constantine Built A Church Above The Tomb Declaring He Had Found The Tomb of Christ. • The Persians Destroyed The Church In A.D. 614

19. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Holy Grave) • The Church Was Rebuilt Soon Afterward, But Suffered Damage When The Muslims Gains Control of the Sight Both In A.D. 976 and A.D. 1009. • In 1099 The Crusaders Erected Another Church Around The Existing One. • Additional Chapels and Buildings Were Built Around This Church In The 11th, 16th, and 19th Centuries.

21. The Garden Tomb

23. The Garden Tomb • Matt 27:60, "and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the entrance of the tomb and went away." • John 19:41, "Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been laid." • Matt 27:33, "And when they had come to a place called Golgotha, which means Place of a Skull ..."

25. What Can We Learn From All Of This? • Reminds Me Of Two Ways Man Has Approached God Over The Years

27. A Simpler Approach