The Jesus Family Tomb: The Discovery, the Investigation, and the Evidence That Could Change History

The New York Times bestseller The Jesus Family Tomb tells the story of what may be the greatest archaeological find of all time. Discovered in Jerusalem in 1980, a first-century tomb contained ten ossuaries, or bone boxes. Six had inscriptions: Jesus, son of Joseph; two Marys; Matthew; and Judah, son of Jesus.

At the time, archeologists dismissed the find as coincidence, but in 2005 Emmy-winning journalist Simcha Jacobovici tracked down the ossuaries and decided to investigate. He soon discovered that this was no coincidence. A riveting combination of history, archaeology, and theology, this book will change the way we think about everything we have learned about the life and death of Jesus.

Simcha Jacobovici is an award-winning documentary director and producer as well as a writer and lecturer. His articles have appeared in numerous newspapers including The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe and the International Herald Tribune. His reports have been carried internationally by the Associated Press.

Charles Pellegrino is the author of many books, which have sold millions of copies worldwide. Time Life and National Geographic have adapted several as TV specials, including Unearthing Atlantis and Return to Sodom and Gomorrah. His book Her Name, Titanic was a non-fiction source for James Cameron's "Titanic," and his real-life work in the field of paleogenetics formed the scientific basis for the Jurassic Park series. Pellegrino has a Ph.D. in Paleobiology.

"It reads like a gripping detective novel, and one has to pinch oneself to remember that it is real. "

- James Cameron, from the Foreword