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Investigative journalist Simka Yakubovic uncovers an ancient stone tablet challenging a core Christian belief about the resurrection of Jesus, leading to a journey to uncover the truth behind biblical stories and a potential alternative origin for Jesus's teachings. The investigation delves into the missing Roman nails from Caiphus' tomb, suggesting new perspectives on Jesus's crucifixion and the possibility of early Hebrew-speaking followers living in Mallorca, Spain.

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The Gabriel Inscription, dating back 2,000 years, suggests a messiah's resurrection after three days, possibly predating Jesus, challenging core Christian beliefs.
Scholar Israel Canola indicates the stone predates Jesus, proposing a belief in a resurrected messianic leader before Jesus' time.
Simka Yakubovic's investigation connects the Gabriel Inscription to Simon of Perea, suggesting he may have inspired Jesus amidst political unrest in ancient Judea.
Efforts to locate missing Roman nails from Caiphus' tomb, consistent with crucifixion nails, raise questions about their significance and potential ties to Jesus's crucifixion.

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Ancient stone challenges Christian beliefs before Jesus

Investigative journalist Simka Yakubovic uncovers an ancient stone tablet that challenges a core belief of Christianity.
The tablet seems to narrate the story of a messiah who dies and resurrects after three days, potentially not referring to Jesus.
Simka embarks on a journey from deserts to tombs, Rome to the Holy Land, to unveil the truth behind biblical stories.
The 2,000-year-old stone, known as the Gabriel Inscription, emerges from the antiquities market with an ancient Hebrew text.
The inscription commands the prince of princes to live after three days, a concept associated with Jesus but possibly predating him.
Renowned scholar Israel Canola suggests the stone predates Jesus, indicating a belief in a messianic leader's resurrection before Jesus.
Epigrapher Robert Deutsch dates the Gabriel Inscription to just before Jesus' crucifixion, possibly before his birth.
Simka seeks access to the stone, owned by Israeli collector David Jesselson, who denies access, prompting Simka to commission a replica.
A team uses 3D technology to replicate the stone, aiding Simka in decoding its date, origin, and meaning.
The stone's reference to three shepherds leads Canola to believe one of them, possibly Judah of Galilee, inspired Jesus amidst political unrest and violence in ancient Judea.

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"Gabriel Stone Investigation Reveals Ancient Origins"

Gabriel inscription is written in Hebrew, unlike the Greek inscriptions shown to Simca by Politis.
Simca discovers Jewish stones with Hebrew inscriptions that are painted, not engraved, a tradition unique to the area.
The investigation links the dying and resurrecting messiah with Simon of Perea, close to where Gabriel-like stones were found.
Simon of Perea led a revolt in the area, and the investigation suggests he may have inspired Jesus.
The investigation delves into an illegal Jordanian antiquities market to trace the Gabriel stone's origins.
A vast underground commerce in illegal antiquities is revealed, with looters selling artifacts to dealers on the black market.
Simca meets with Musayev, a collector of biblical antiquities, who has stones similar to the Gabriel inscription from Perea.
Stones from Perea, like the Gabriel inscription, are rough on the back and painted, indicating a unique regional tradition.
Canola decodes the stone's text, suggesting Simon of Perea as the figure memorialized, possibly influencing Jesus' story.
The stone's narrative of a suffering messiah rising from the dead predates the New Testament, indicating early Jewish beliefs in a dual messianic figure concept.

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"Decoding Gabriel Inscription: Simon's Influence on Jesus"

The Gabriel Inscription has been decoded, likely a gravestone marking where Simon of Perea was killed by Romans.
References to three shepherds or messianic figures led to three revolutionary leaders dying around Jesus' birth.
Implication that Simon of Perea was the would-be messiah, with followers believing in his resurrection.
A reference to a suffering servant suggests a unique description of the awaited messiah.
Simon of Perea is indicated as the original model for Jesus of Nazareth.
Jesus, influenced by ideas in the air, spoke in riddles about his role and fate.
Simon's influence on Jesus is questioned due to their geographical distance, but John the Baptist's connection is explored.
John the Baptist, preaching in Perea, may have known Simon, influencing Jesus through him.
The idea of a suffering messiah, born from Simon's ideology, may have been passed to Jesus through John the Baptist.
Simon's followers introduced the concept of a defeated messiah, essential for redemption, influencing Christianity.

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"Uncovering Caiphus: The Missing Crucifixion Nails"

In 1990, the tomb of Caiphus, the Jewish high priest mentioned in the Gospels, was discovered in Jerusalem.
The tomb contained Caiphus' ossuary and two Roman nails, which later disappeared without being documented.
A crucified heel bone found in Jerusalem in 1970 is the only archaeological evidence of crucifixion, now kept at Tel Aviv University.
Professor Hirschkovitz believes crucifixion involved nails, not ropes, with at least four nails used per crucifixion.
The nails found in Caiphus' tomb were part of a cluster of artifacts related to the afterlife, including an oil lamp, glass perfume bottle, and a Roman coin.
Nails used in crucifixion were considered talismans in first-century Judaism, protecting the owner in this life and the next.
Simca attempts to locate the missing nails in Caiphus' tomb by lowering a camera into a blocked pipe leading to the tomb.
Scholars debate whether the ossuary labeled as Caiphus actually belonged to him or to Joseph, his son, based on historical and biblical accounts.
Simca travels to Turkey to explore the historical context of Caiphus and the early Christian movement, uncovering alternative Christian traditions about Caiphus.
Dr. Helen Bond challenges the negative portrayal of Caiphus in the Gospels, suggesting he may have been a follower rather than a persecutor of Jesus.

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"Uncovering the Truth: Kaifas Ossuary Mystery"

The ossuary in question is believed to have held the bones of the historic Kaifas, with a second, more modest ossuary now being highlighted by Simka.
The second ossuary inscription simply states "Kaifus," matching the gospels more accurately than the first ossuary.
Scholars have overlooked this simpler ossuary in favor of Josephus as a historical source, despite its alignment with the gospels.
The second ossuary, associated with the good Kaifus, features rosettes and an enigmatic symbol with temple-like steps and arrows pointing heavenward.
Two circular patterns on the ossuary's facade are identified as representing nailheads, hinting at a possible superstition or symbolic significance.
The missing Roman nails from the tomb raise questions about their significance and potential connection to crucifixion beliefs.
Efforts to access the tomb are hindered by cement reinforcements, preventing a closer examination of the missing artifacts.
The missing nails are traced to a lab at Tel Aviv University, where they are found to have limestone deposits and bent heads consistent with crucifixion nails.
The discovery of the nails prompts speculation about their connection to Jesus's crucifixion and the potential religious sensitivities surrounding them.
Simka's investigation concludes that the modest ossuary may belong to the high priest who faced Jesus at his trial, challenging traditional beliefs about the Kaifas ossuaries.

01:31:51

"Jesus' Sea Voyage to Cadiz"

The gospels describe a powerful storm on a boat with Jesus sleeping through it, but the Sea of Galilee doesn't typically have such storms, and fishermen like Jesus' disciples would not panic in such situations.
The story of Jesus exorcising a possessed man and sending demons into pigs took place near the land of the Gadarenes, with Kersey being a potential location due to its proximity to Capernaum and a monastery built there later.
Pilgrims identified cliffs and caves in Kersey as potential tombs and the site of the exorcism, but ongoing excavations show no concrete evidence of this.
Another potential location for the land of the Gadarenes is Hippos, although it lacks cliffs and a necropolis, making it less likely.
Gadara, despite being far from the Sea of Galilee, is a popular candidate due to its name and the presence of a necropolis, but it doesn't align with the gospel's description of cliffs and a necropolis by the sea.
The original Greek version of the Gospel of Luke hints at Jesus following in the footsteps of Jonah, suggesting a sea voyage from Jaffa across the Mediterranean to Tarshish, possibly ancient Gadara in southern Spain.
The journey to ancient Gadara in Cadiz, Spain, matches the biblical account with impressive cliffs, a pig-centered culture, a necropolis by the sea, and a demonic figure, aligning with the gospel's descriptions.
Cadiz's geological history supports the presence of cliffs and tombs by the sea, with one excavated tomb resembling a dwelling for a possessed man, indicating a potential match with the biblical narrative.

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Jesus's Epic Voyage: Spain and Descendants

Simcoe is searching for the exact spot where Jesus landed after a sea voyage, believing it to be the area of Cadiz, known as Gadara in ancient times.
The storm described in the Gospels is crucial in determining where Jesus made landfall, potentially around the Balearic Islands off Spain.
The geography and culture of Mallorca align with the story in the Gospels, with necropolises similar to those in Cadiz where people buried their dead in tombs on beaches.
Hebrew inscribed anchors found in a Christian necropolis in Mallorca suggest early Hebrew-speaking followers of Jesus lived there.
A local tradition in Mallorca claims that Jesus visited the island and left his footprint as a reminder of his voyage.
The investigation suggests that Jesus's journey to the land of the Gadarenes mentioned in the Gospels was an epic voyage to Spain, not a short trek across the Sea of Galilee.
The possibility of Jesus's descendants, such as the Ebionites, living in Mallorca is explored, with a group known as the Poor Church believed to be descendants of Jesus's original Jewish followers.
The Poor Church in Mallorca follows Ebionite beliefs, viewing Jesus as a Jewish teacher rather than a god, and claims to be descendants of Jesus and his followers.
The belief that Jesus's journey to Spain was to fulfill his messianic agenda of bringing the lost tribe of Gad back to Israel is proposed, with evidence suggesting some Gadites did make the journey after the crucifixion.
A second-century graffiti of a seafaring boat in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, possibly from Spain, hints at early Christian presence in Spain and a different narrative of Jesus's travels than traditionally believed.

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