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December 11, 1998: Hidden History of Jesus - Dr. Glenn Kimball
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Art Bell welcomes Dr. Glenn Kimball, a scholar who has spent over 25 years researching ancient manuscripts about the life of Jesus Christ. Dr. Kimball reveals that millions of extra-biblical documents exist worldwide that tell a very different story from conventional Sunday school teachings, including claims that Jesus had older stepbrothers and sisters, that his family was extraordinarily wealthy, and that Joseph was an architect rather than a simple carpenter.
The conversation examines the Star of Bethlehem as a merger of Jupiter and Saturn in 7 B.C., which can be verified through modern astronomical software. Dr. Kimball explains how this dating shifts the accepted timeline, suggesting Jesus lived to age 40 rather than 33, due to a calendar error by the monk Dionysius Ignatius in 533 A.D. He also discusses Joseph of Arimathea as the protector of the young Jesus and the extensive wealth of the holy family.
Art opens the program with a striking personal admission that he cannot categorically state he believes in God. Dr. Kimball responds not as clergy but as a historian, presenting what he considers overwhelming manuscript evidence supporting the historical existence of Jesus and the hidden details of his birth, childhood, and family lineage.
The conversation examines the Star of Bethlehem as a merger of Jupiter and Saturn in 7 B.C., which can be verified through modern astronomical software. Dr. Kimball explains how this dating shifts the accepted timeline, suggesting Jesus lived to age 40 rather than 33, due to a calendar error by the monk Dionysius Ignatius in 533 A.D. He also discusses Joseph of Arimathea as the protector of the young Jesus and the extensive wealth of the holy family.
Art opens the program with a striking personal admission that he cannot categorically state he believes in God. Dr. Kimball responds not as clergy but as a historian, presenting what he considers overwhelming manuscript evidence supporting the historical existence of Jesus and the hidden details of his birth, childhood, and family lineage.