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Virginia Van Zandt

The Archeology Of Easter: How Science Supports The Final Days Of Jesus Christ

A priest walking in front of the tomb of Jesus, presently the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem, after a multi-million dollar archaeological renovation. The tomb is said to be the place where Jesus Christ was buried and then resurrected from after his crucifixion. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images.

On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and though belief in the resurrection requires faith, there is a growing body of archeological evidence that corroborates the biblical account of his final days.

Biblical archeologists are drawn to Israel, hoping to find overlap between faith and historical evidence through carefully curated research.

“Archeology is an independent source of very valuable information that sheds light on all sorts of different aspects relating to the final days of Jesus,” said Dr. Shimon Gibson, professor of archeology and history at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, to Zenger News.

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