The search for the living descendant of Jesus

Experts in artifacts related to Jesus to find DNA samples could lead to his surviving descendants.

Scholar, pastor Joe Basile and geneticist George Busby are working together to search for the DNA of Jesus in Israel and the Black Sea region. Experts apply the latest technology to analyze artifacts from many parts of the world, including the Turin Shroud, Oviedo sweat wipes and a skeleton of John the Baptist , who is believed to be cousins ​​of Jesus, according to Engine News.

The skeleton of John the Baptist is being examined.(Photo: George Busby).

The 2,000-year-old skeleton of John the Baptist shows similarities with the Middle Eastern population, which can play a very important role because he is thought to be cousins, as well as the apostle of Jesus. This means that two people have similarities in DNA.

The team will compare DNA between relics. If you find more items belonging to John the Baptist or close relatives of Jesus, genetic engineering can be used to compare samples to see if they are of the same origin. In addition, they collected DNA samples around the world to conjecture their geographic origins.

The researchers also analyzed the Turin shroud, an ancient cloth that could be used to wrap Jesus when he was removed from the cross, along with ancient texts and Oviedo sweat wipes, a cloth. blood stains.

Oviedo sweat wipes, a relic related to Jesus.(Photo: George Busby).

However, extracting DNA does not mean that scientists can determine who it belongs to, because they need a DNA sample of a specific person to compare. Relics are also at risk of getting DNA from the sampler himself.

There are still many ways for these templates to be useful in finding the DNA of Jesus and his family. DNA degrades over time, so scientists can distinguish ancient DNA from infected samples when excavated.

Researchers hope that finding the DNA sample of Jesus could help the process of finding his descendants, as well as having a new perspective on Jesus.