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News stories relating to the Tomb in Kashmir, and Jesus in India generally:

October 2009

Editor Tomb of Jesus Christ Website - Radio Interview

The current editor of the Tomb of Jesus Christ Website, Arif Khan, will be interviewed by November Hanson on Voice of The People Radio on Saturday October 3rd at 6pm PST.

November has previously interviewed Paul Davids and Edward T. Martin recently in relation to their film, Jesus in India.

Paul Davids - "Jesus in India"

December 2008

DVD Available NOW here

 

 

Film Overview

Directed By: Paul Davids
Release Date: 2008-12-01
Running Time: 1:37
Content Rating: PG (Parental Guidance)
DVD Region: All Regions
Media Format: NTSC-DVD

Synopsis

It begins with a former Fundamentalist from Texas, ousted from his provincial church for asking too many questions. “If God wanted you to know about that, it would have been in the Bible,” he is told, “—so stick to worrying about your own salvation.” But that’s not good enough for Edward T. Martin, and thus begins a seeker’s quest across 4000 miles of India in search of answers about where Jesus was during the “Hidden Years” from ages 12 to 30. The New Testament is silent on those years, however in India there is an ancient tradition that young Jesus joined a caravan and took the Silk Road to the East, where He lived with both Hindus and Buddhists before returning to begin His ministry. To what extent are these traditions based on evidence, and why does the “Pope” of Hinduism now insist that Jesus was in India? Why does Professor Elaine Pagels of Princeton University, a world-renowned Biblical scholar, say we cannot rule this out? Scholars and religious authorities are joined in this film by the Dalai Lama and an Apostolic Nuncio of Pope John Paul II. You will hear all sides, and you will be shocked and surprised by some of the answers offered for the Bible’s silence about JESUS IN INDIA.

 

We are pleased to make the following announcements about the Paul Davids film - 'Jesus in India'

  • The film will be aired on the Sundance Channel on the following dates:
    • 22nd December 2008 (9pm EST)
    • 26th December 2008 (2pm EST)
    • 31st December 2008 (10am EST)

October 2008

The film was premiered at a special screening event in Palm Springs, California on October 21st 2008. The event was attended by members of the Tomb of Jesus Christ Website Team.

The 150-seater screen chosen for the premiere quickly filled and people had to be turned away. Following the screening a lively Q&A session was held with those associated with the film.

Film Synopsis From www.jesus-in-india-the-movie.com

It begins with a former Fundamentalist from Texas, ousted from his provincial church for asking too many questions.  “If God wanted you to know about that, it would have been in the Bible,” he is told, “—so stick to worrying about your own salvation.”  But that’s not good enough for Edward T. Martin, and thus begins a seeker’s quest across 4000 miles of India in search of answers about where Jesus was during the “Hidden Years” from ages 12 to 30. The New Testament is silent on those years, however in India there is an ancient tradition that young Jesus joined a caravan and took the Silk Road to the East, where He lived with both Hindus and Buddhists before returning to begin His ministry.  To what extent are these traditions based on evidence, and why does the “Pope” of Hinduism now insist that Jesus was in India?  Why does Professor Elaine Pagels of Princeton University, a world-renowned Biblical scholar, say we cannot rule this out? Scholars and religious authorities are joined in this film by the Dalai Lama and an Apostolic Nuncio of Pope John Paul II.  You will hear all sides, and you will be shocked and surprised by some of the answers offered for the Bible’s silence about JESUS IN INDIA.

JESUS IN INDIA is from the director whose latest motion picture won the Saturn Award for Best DVD of 2006 and also the international fan-based Rondo Award for Best Independent Genre Film.

Jesus in the Himalayas in HD

"Jesus in the Himalayas" High Definition - The Discovery Channel

The discovery channel have been re-running the documentary "Jesus in the Himalayas"s. The program has also featured on the new Disovery Channel HD service.

It was shown on Discovery HD Theatre in November 2007. The Discovery Channel in the UK broadcast this twice on 11th / 12th July 2008.

Check your local listings for repeat of this docuemtnary that follows Jeff Salz on an epid journey across India and features Dr Fida Hassnain and an investigation in to the missing years of Jesus.

View the documentary intro here

 


2007 News Stories

Hollywood movie on Jesus in India

The Guardian, London - November 19 2007

Film based on the Aquarian Gospel to cover years left out of New Testament

Randeep Ramesh from New Delhi writes in the Guardian about Hollywood's plans to make a film showing Jesus in India during his 'missing youth'.

Tomb of Jesus Page on the Article

 

November 2007 - DVD & Book Release

Two significant media releases have been made in the last month.

The Rozabal Line

Shawn Haigins

Paperback - Oct 2007

A fictional novel centering around the Rozabal Tomb in Kashmir.

More details on the author and this book can be read here

The Lost Years of Jesus (DVD)

This film by Richard Bock from 1974 has been re-released this month on DVD.

Although the film does not feature the tomb in Kashmir it does detail much of the evidence of Jesus' travels to India in 'The Missing Years'.

 

 

March 2007 - Israel will soon welcome from India descendants of a ‘lost’ Jewish tribe - JTA

"Some 7,000 Bnei Menashe live in the northeastern Indian states of Mizoram and Manipur. They trace their descent to the tribe of Menashe, one of the 10 tribes expelled from ancient Israel by the Assyrians...To date, many of the some 1,000 members of the community – who arrived in the country as tourists and later converted to Judaism and became citizens – live in West Bank settlements." [more]

March 2007 - Jesus tomb found, says film-maker - BBC News

Jesus had a son named Judah and was buried alongside Mary Magdalene, according to a new documentary by Hollywood film director James Cameron. [more]


2006 News Stories

May 2006 - Mystery of the Martyr's Tomb: Part One

Is an ancient sepulcher in Kashmir the resting place of Jesus Christ? The question plagued award-winning writer James Polster for years, so much so that he made a journey to Kashmir to find out, an odyssey of discovery reminscent of the DaVinci Code. This is the first part of a three-part account of Polster's journey nearly 30 years ago.

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

 

January 2006 - New Movie Claims Jesus Died Age 120 in India

A controversial feature film made by an influential Indian film-maker claims that Jesus did not die after the Crucifixion, but just "resuscitated" and moved across to Kashmir in India, where he eventually died at the age of 120. [more]


2005 News Stories

April, 2005 - Rabbi back India's 'Lost Jews' - BBC News

The Chief Rabbi of the Sephardic Jews, Shlomo Amar, has informed members of the 6,000-strong Bnei Menashe community in India's north-east of his decision.

The ruling will ease the tribes' emigration to Israel from the states of Manipur and Mizoram. [more]