Passion of the Christ

Where was the tomb, cut out of rock, which Joseph used for Jesus’ burial? Today two places make that claim. The Garden Tomb, near the hill with the skull-like rock formations, is one contender. The other is a tomb (covered at the top with marble) inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

What does the Bible say about the tomb’s location? The Gospel of John reports:

At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.

The Garden Tomb seems to fit that description, but arguments in favor of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre exist as well.