At Jesus’s Jerusalem tomb, a race to reach original rock ‘where his body was laid’ Given just 60 hours to work, team restoring site at Church of Holy Sepulchre removes marble layers, exposes ...

Jesus' tomb in Jerusalem is being renovated 00:36. The Edicule was last restored in 1810 following a fire, and is in need of reinforcement after years of exposure to humidity and candle smoke.

For those hoping this is the tomb of Jesus, a leap of faith is still required, but that leap can now depart from rock solid marble. This article was updated on October 28 at 1:38 p.m. ET. Candida Moss ...

While there are variations in the details, the accounts consistently describe how Christ was buried in a rock-cut tomb belonging to Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy Jewish follower of Jesus.

Excavation reveals Jesus' tomb intact. November 5, 2016 at 1:59 a.m. by DANIEL ESTRIN The Associated Press ...

FILE - Christian nuns watch as experts begin renovation of Jesus' tomb in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's old city, June 6, 2016.

The site venerated as the tomb of Jesus is encased in structures like a Russian nesting doll. According to the Bible, Jesus was laid to rest on a stone platform in a cave hewn out of a rock wall.

A chapel-like “house” within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem covers the rock tomb where disciples are believed to have laid the crucified body of Jesus Christ. The claim that the ...

Popular depictions of Jesus' tomb often show a small, single-chamber burial site—but historical evidence suggests something very different. Scholars argue that first-century rock-cut tombs were ...

Jesus Christ's tomb uncovered for first time in centuries in hunt for secrets of how and where he was buried. Researchers working at the holy site in Jerusalem have exposed the original rock tomb ...

Christian faithful have been convinced that the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem marks the site of Jesus’ burial ever since Byzantine Emperor Constantine erected the church in the year ...