Christ’s reputed tomb unsealed Researchers investigating the site where Jesus Christ’s body is traditionally believed to have been buried appear to have confirmed that portions of the tomb are still present today, having survived centuries of damage, destruction and reconstruction of the surrounding Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City. By Oct. 28, after researchers had worked for 60 hours, the tomb’s original limestone burial bed was revealed intact, which scientists and historians have long wondered about.


“I think the work that was done here can definitely continue to be a model that we look at, as far as how we cross those borders for the Abrahamic faiths or how we engage in the conversations that we have with people of all different religions. I think we’ll start to find what we found here: We have more in common than opposing.”


— Khadijah Islam, Journey Lutheran Church, Holmen, Wis., reflects on “Declaration on the Way,” which outlines 32 statements of agreement between Lutherans and Catholics, during the ELCA’s Oct. 27 webcast.


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