From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about the truth behind the Easter story.

Two tombs, one ancient question. This video explores the long-standing debate between the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Garden Tomb as the true burial place of Jesus. While the Holy Sepulchre ...

The room is briefly described in the Book of Luke 22:11-13 when ... within Christianity as to where Jesus was buried. Some believe it was the Garden Tomb, while others suggest it was the Church ...

The church is believed to have been built in part upon the site of Jesus’s tomb, which the Gospel of John describes as having been “a garden.” Their dig uncovered evidence of 2,000 year-old ...

The Gospels, particularly John's account, depict the despair of Jesus' death and the subsequent joy of his resurrection. Mary Magdalene's experience at the empty tomb highlights the ... shoulders as ...

An archaeological discovery at the site where Jesus is believed to have been buried ... Others argue that the Garden Tomb, another ancient burial site in Jerusalem, better matches biblical ...

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre may have a shrine, but it is widely believed that Jesus Christ was actually buried and then resurrected in the Garden Tomb. Located just a short walk from the Old ...

Far more realistic is John’s much simpler account: "In the early morning darkness, Mary Magdalene went all alone to weep for Jesus at the borrowed garden tomb. Horrified to find it open and ...

Now, the discovery of 2,000 year-old olive trees and grapevines are believed to reflect accounts in the Gospel of John of where Jesus ... was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which ...

The church is believed to have been built in part upon the site of Jesus’s tomb, which the Gospel of John describes as having been “a garden.” Their dig uncovered evidence of 2,000 year-old ...