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The Church of the
Holy Sepulchre
 
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre claims to house the site of Jesus’ crucifixion and burial. In 2016, the aedicule in which the limestone slab on which Jesus was reportedly laid was repaired, and the tomb itself opened for the first time in 500 years.
 
Bibliography
 
Moropoulou, Antonia.  National Technical University of Athens.
 
von Wahlde, Urban C.  "Archaeology and John's Gospel."  In Jesus and Archaeology (ed. James H. Charlesworth; Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans, 2006) 523-86, especially 523-8, 576-82.
 
Wilkinson, John.  "The Church of the Holy Sepulchre."  Archaeology 31:4 (1978) 7-13.
 
 
Popular Articles & Sites
 
Baker, Peter.  "Crypt Believed to Be Jesus' Tomb Opened for First Time in Centuries."  The New York Times (3 November 2016).  Online, http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/04/world/middleeast/jesus-tomb-opened-jerusalem-constantine.html?module=WatchingPortal, accessed [your access date].
 
Church of the Holy Sepulchre (2015).  Online, http://churchoftheholysepulchre.net, accessed [your access date].
 
"Exclusive: A Closer Look Inside Christ's Unsealed Tomb."  National Geographic (28 October 2016).  Online, http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/161028-jesus-christ-tomb-discovery-holy-sepulchre-vin, accessed [your access date].
 
Romey, Kristin.  "Exclusive: Christ's Burial Place Exposed for First Time in Centuries."  National Geographic (26 October 2016).  Online, http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/10/jesus-tomb-opened-church-holy-sepulchre/, accessed [your access date].
 
 
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