The body of the skeleton reveals the life and death of Jesus
Inside the National Treasure of Israel, there is a burial box engraved with Jesus' name, helping archaeologists learn about the life and death of Jesus.
According to Seattle Times, before Easter 2017, the Israeli Antiquities Agency (IAA) opened the National Treasure Store for the press to showcase the artifacts they found from Jesus.
The ancient coffin has the name "Yeshua" (Jesus) engraved in Hebrew.
The National Treasure Store is a 5,000m 2- wide cellar located in Beit Shemesh city, about 30km west of Jerusalem. One of the most interesting antiques is the ancient casket with the name "Yeshua" (Jesus).
However, the remains in the ancient sarcophagus are not Jesus. Israeli archaeologists say, Jesus is a common name in the Holy Land 2,000 years ago. They found about 30 ancient skeleton boxes engraved with this name.
Gideon Avni, head of the archaeological department of the Israeli Antiquities Agency, said experts have not found direct evidence of Jesus. But the artifacts found recently will help historians understand the life and death of Jesus.
The copy of the crucified heel bone through the first century, is the only evidence found on Jesus' crucifixion punishment.
"That's good news , " Gideon Avni said. " Today, we can reproduce exactly many aspects of the life of Jesus".
Mr. Avni said, the cellar now holds a copy of a crucified iron heel bone of the man named Yehohanan. This man was executed by crucifixion in the 1st century AD.
The discovery helped archaeologists recreate the way victims were tortured to death with their separate crucified feet on the cross. Mr. Avni said that Jesus might have been crucified in this way, not like the description of Christian tradition is the legs bunched up.
The antiquities also have a large stone block carved with a second Jewish temple, discovered in 2009 at an ancient synagogue on the coast of Galilee. Isreal archaeologists said that this is where Jesus used to preach.
The temple worshiped Edule in Israel, which is said to bury the body of Jesus.
Avni said there is no reason to deny the existence of Jesus only because archaeologists have not found concrete evidence."Remember that Christ is one of more than a million people living in the Holy Land at that time."
Yisca Harani, Israeli religious researcher, said the lack of physical evidence of Jesus' existence was just a "little mystery."
"Why do we have to expect evidence of the existence of ancient Jesus?" Asked Harani. "It is a reality of human life. The memory of the rulers or the warriors does not need to be carved into stone or antiques."
Harani said the evidence of Jesus' existence was "His teachings".
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