US researcher hoping to discover body of Jesus in Kashmir tomb

Hindustan Times ^ | Monday, March 11, 2002 | Izhar Wani (AFP)

[aculeus]

An American researcher who believes she has found the final resting place of Jesus Christ is campaigning to exhume a body at a Muslim shrine in Kashmir for scientific tests.

Suzanne Marie Olsson, a New York-based researcher is currently in Srinagar, studying the Muslim shrine of Rozabal.

While Muslims say Rozabal houses the tomb of Yuza Asaf, a Muslim saint, many researchers believe it contains the body of Jesus Christ.

To put an end to speculation Olsson has suggested exhuming the remains at Rozabal for DNA testing and carbon dating.

"This will trace him (the saint) to his origin ... and resolve the raging controversy over the identity of the place forever," she told the Sunday edition of Kashmir's leading daily, the Greater Kashmir.

Olsson has already dug up a shrine at the Murree hill station in Pakistan under the supervision of archaeologists Ahmad Hassan Dani and Saida Rahman.

Muree is believed to be the resting place of Jesus' mother, Mary (Marium).

"The exhumed remains have been sent for the DNA testing and the report is awaited," she told the newspaper.

"Now Rozabal holds the key. If the remains there are sent for testing and then tallied with the results of the Murree project, it will either establish the link between the two shrines as being of similar origin and thus authenticate the Marium-Jesus theory or prove it wrong for good."

However, her project has run into trouble with the managers of the Rozabal shrine, who are strongly opposed to its "desecration".

"We will never allow it," said Mohammed Amin, one of the managers.

But Olsson, stressing the "purely scientific nature of her work" and her identity as a "seeker of truth", is pleading to be allowed to "verify the origin and identity of the saint" to put to rest wild speculation.

She has even written to Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah for help.

Olsson also believes Moses is buried in Bandipore in north Kashmir, the Islamic prophet Haroun at Harwan, on the outskirts of Srinagar, and Solomon at Takht-i-Suliaman in Srinagar.

"You have more Christian holy sites than even Egypt or Israel," she said in her appeal to the chief minister.

Olsson says she wants to unravel the truth about the shrines so that the scenic Himalayan region of Kashmir, ravaged by a decade-long Muslim insurgency that has claimed 35,000 lives, can become a pilgrimage centre for Christians and Muslims.

[MaxwellWolf]

I guess God will provide DNA so that it can be matched with Jesus' DNA?!

[shezza]

DNA testing, huh? I don't know how they're going to get a sample from his Dad. Word is He invented the stuff.

[DocCincy]

"Why are you looking for the living among the dead? He is not here; for He has risen!"

[stars & stripes forever]

I have news for Susan Olsson. She isn't going find the body of Christ in any tomb. He isn't there! But He's coming soon!

[DouglasKC]

The body of Jesus was converted into a glorified spiritual body according to the bible. They might find a body, but it won't be Jesus's.

[ktupper]

Perhaps someone should tell her to read the first chapter of Acts to find out where His body is....or she can wait a little longer perhaps and see Him coming again.

[.45MAN]

Could this possibly change religious History?

[Lion's Cub]

It's best to keep fools like this occupied, I guess. I do wish they'd put her on a shorter leash, though. We don't need another international "incident" right now.

[ppaul]

They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them.
In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them,
"Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!" -- St. Like 24:2-6

[Piquaboy]

Where are they going to find a relative to match DNA with? This is another witch hunt and I wonder how much tax payer money is being used. "He Is Risen"

[wimpycat]

I guess she didn't hear the news. He is not here! Even Muslims believe he was assumed into Heaven (didn't die on the cross), so they wouldn't believe it was Jesus either.

[Destructor]

"To put an end to speculation Olsson has suggested exhuming the remains at Rozabal for DNA testing and carbon dating."

There is NO body! Jesus Christ is risen!! This is more bogus science. Revelations mentions that in the last days there will be a lot of "false prophets" coming out of the woodwork. This is an example.

[calvin sun]

LOL. My very first assignment on a Boy Scout camping trip was to try to find a smoke shifter. This device, when HELD by a campfire, would shift the direction of the smoke away from the person holding it. Actually, my instructions were to find a LEFT-HANDED smoke shifter. My Scoutmasters had to struggle to keep a straight face when I asked them for help.

Wonder if this woman had the same assignment when she was small?

If she's trying to find the dead body of Jesus, she's going to be looking an awfully long time.

[Destructor]

"Could this possibly change religious History?"

Heck no it won't, because it's a lie!!! I suspect this is wishful thinking on your part.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Muree is believed to be the resting place of Jesus' mother, Mary . . many researchers nonchristians believe . . . [the Muslim shrine of Rozabal] . . . contains the body of Jesus Christ.

. . . and they propose to "prove" it by associating DNA sampled from two tombs--the contents of neither of which is truly known . . .

[al_c]

"Why are you looking for the living among the dead? He is not here; for He has risen!"

AMEN!

... and a ping

[Intimidator]

There will be no body of Jesus found. He is Risen and ascended to heaven to sit at the right hand of God the Father Almighty

[xzins]

I've heard that a nearby tomb holds the remains of Jimmy Hoffa. I'm so excited....solving all the mysteries in one fell swoop.

What these guys are all proving is this: Jesus' tomb was empty!

The resurrection is the BEST explanation for the apostles' giving their lives to spread that message.

[Hootowl]

A left-handed smoke shifter? It's called a battery-operated fan and it works in either hand. ;^)

[Savage Beast]

DNA testing, huh? I don't know how they're going to get a sample from his Dad. Word is He invented the stuff.

What! Everybody knows that Al Gore invented DNA.

[Sender]

(Note found in tomb)

To whoever it may concern:

Had to go up to Dad's for awhile. Am fixing up the place for company. Be right back.

[Sangamon Kid]

Olsson says she wants to unravel the truth about the shrines so that the scenic Himalayan region of Kashmir, ravaged by a decade-long Muslim insurgency that has claimed 35,000 lives, can become a pilgrimage centre for Christians and Muslims.

Now there's a smart move. Kashmir, already a Hindu-Muslim powderkeg, and she wants to throw Christians into the mix.

[repubmom]

He is risen indeed!

[tracer]

I wish that I had the time and funds to set up a beautiful "goof" to ensnare and embarass this poltroon. The possibilities for this kind of mischief are endless.

Suggestions??

(For entertainment purposes only.) <8~)

[martin gibson]

Where are they going to find a relative to match DNA with?

They can match with samples from the Shroud of Turin.

[putupon]

US researcher hoping to discover body of Jesus in Kashmir tomb

US Freeper hoping to discover brick of gold in maibox

[csvset]

If she were to discover Osama's body, that would be something.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

The problem with this type of thing is that it is designed to constantly, inscessantly, add doubt to God's word. From that doubt you get things like pastors holding anti-Biblical tenants such as openly, proud, homosexual pastors.

The Red Cross is helping out here by not allowing "offensive" songs such as God Bless America to be sung at 9-11 memorials.

[Piquaboy]

They could do that, but not without the body which they won't have. "He has truly risen".

[RnMomof7]

DNA testing, huh? I don't know how they're going to get a sample from his Dad. Word is He invented the stuff.

Thanks for the ping al..great line sheezza..and you are correct .Satan loves to plant doubts!

[dansangel]

"I suspect this is wishful thinking on your part."

His question was meant to be as ridiculous as the article.

Lighten up.

[DreamWeaver]

I do wish they'd put her on a shorter leash, though. We don't need another international "incident" right now.

ROFL.....Oh, that made my day, I needed that laugh ...!!!!...:):):)

[NorseWood]

Does this mean that we will have to cancel Easter?

[PatrickHenry]

She may find the true father of Sally Hemmings' child.

[GussiedUp]

Well she won't find Jesus of Nazareth but then she can pull a typical scientific stunt and swear she actually found Jimmy Hoffa. The press will be in awe.

[Fabozz]

"Olsson also believes Moses is buried in Bandipore in north Kashmir, the Islamic prophet Haroun at Harwan, on the outskirts of Srinagar, and Solomon at Takht-i-Suliaman in Srinagar."

Okay, let's think about this for a minute. All those people died in the Middle East. Kashmir is thousands of miles away from there, across wide deserts and some of the tallest mountains in the world, right? Yeah, it makes perfect sense they'd all be buried there. Why, sure and it's a regular Forest Lawn cemetery for the leading lights of the Abrahamic faiths. You betcha.

[f.Christian]

"If the Christ of God, in His sorrowful life below, be but a specimen of suffering humanity, or a model of patient calmness under wrong, not one of these things is manifested or secured. He is but one fragment more of a confused and disordered world, where everything has broken loose from its anchorage, and each is dashing against the other in unmanageable chaos, without any prospect of a holy or tranquil issue. He is an example of the complete triumph of evil over goodness, of wrong over right, of Satan over God,-one from whose history we can draw only this terrific conclusion, that God has lost the control of His own world; that sin has become too great a power for God either to regulate or extirpate; that the utmost that God can do is to produce a rare example of suffering holiness, which He allows the world to tread upon without being able effectually to interfere; that righteousness, after ages of buffeting and scorn, must retire from the field in utter helplessness, and permit the unchecked reign of evil. If the cross be the mere exhibition of self-sacrifice and patient meekness, then the hope of the world is gone. We had always thought that there was a... potent purpose---of God at work in connection with the sin- bearing work of the holy Sufferer, which, allowing sin for a season to develop itself, was preparing and evolving a power which would utterly overthrow it, and sweep earth clean of evil, moral and physical. But if the crucified Christ be the mere self-denying man, we have nothing more at work for the overthrow of evil than has again and again been witnessed, when some hero or martyr rose above the level of his age to protest against evils which he could not eradicate, and to bear witness in life and death for truth and righteousness,-in vain."

[Revolting cat!]

Sorry to disappoint you, but all questions have already been resolved in the previous post of the same article.

[Some hope remaining.]

Actually, that's a later post of the same article. It's kind of funny because both threads have a link to the other thread, each claiming the other was first. :^)

[chance33_98]

Where are they going to find a relative to match DNA with? This is another witch hunt and I wonder how much tax payer money is being used. "He Is Risen"

they exhumed Mary some time back and have her DNA. This reminds me of what the bible said about sending a strong delusion in the last days...

[gizmo420dogg]

i am a firm christian beliver and i think jesus's body needs to be found and be given the most outstanding burial fit for his glory and it will provide a place where we christian can go put flowers and prayer and place for true worship for the lord christ instead of worshiping his burial cloths and worshiping where he died and ect.

[Cool Guy]

ping

[Centurion2000]

Could this possibly change religious History?

I believe that is the actual intent. They'll find a body and call it Jesus' in an attempt to destroy the miracle.

[semaj]

"LOL. My very first assignment on a Boy Scout camping trip was to try to find a smoke shifter." P>Kind of like the search for the box of grid squares, the can of frequency grease or the search for the basement key for a WWII era building built on exposed pilons. LOL!

[Mercat]

August 15th. Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin... opps, no body.

[dware]

US Freeper hoping to discover brick of gold in maibox

You too?

[gizmo420dogg]

i got a serious matter i found a site i can't remeber where it is they are planning on cloning christ isn't that so wrong i think christ would have something to say about that i would rather for them to leave the cloning of jesus alone it would be a second coming but thats not what he intended i don't think but what would you all think?

[Mandarin]

The theories that Suzanne Olsson are researching actually existed for centuries and even the Bible discusses Jesus being seen months after the crucifixion. Books like "Search for Historical Jesus" and "Jesus Lived in India" cover prior research. She wrote a book that updated those with much newer evidence and information.

"Jesus, Last King of Kashmir."

I read it. The information about the crucifixion, and Buddha having Jewish grandparents is something else! And what she concludes about Revelations is eery.

I'd say we can't have closed minds. All the research isn't done yet, and who knows what God's real plans are? This kind of information just adds new dimensions to how much we don't know yet.