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Jesus' Tomb 88

Jesus Tomb Bone Box The Jesus' Tomb if of no other significance shows the importance of all members of Jesus' family and that they should be buried in a family tomb. The location would not have been important to the early Christians because they believed in the resurrection of the body and therefore the bones are not necessary to the faith any longer. When the institutional church arose and it was discovered that some of the bones of the Saints had healing properties, even the empty tomb of a saint, the church in Rome and in other places as well as wealthy Christians started collecting bones, pieces of the cross, nails etc. These do not however figure in whether a person is saved or not.

In AD 70, the Emperor Vespasian ordered a search for descendants of Jesus, believing the line of David to be the royal household of the Early Church. James, the brother of Jesus, may have been regarded as the Protector or Prince Regent until the imminent expected return of the his brother, the Messiah. The historian Eusebius reported that after James died another relative, a cousin of Jesus called Simon son of Clopas, became the leader of the Jerusalem congregation. These family members were sought after by the authorities in an attempt to stamp out the Christen faith which had become a threat because of the sheer numbers and power of its adherents.

"Jesus tomb is central to the Christian Faith."

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