THE BAPTISM OF JESUS CHRIST - UNCOVERING BETHANY BEYOND THE JORDAN
A 53 MINUTE DOCUMENTARY FILM - TRAILER 1 - QUICK TIME MOVIE
The Baptism of Jesus Christ
Uncovering Bethany beyond the Jordan
A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY THROUGH AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DETECTIVE STORY
An archaeological-detective story uncovering the pieces of the ancient mystery
of where Christ was baptized. Christians around the world know Bethlehem where
Jesus was born, and Jerusalem where Jesus died and was resurrected, but no one
knows the location of his baptism. This being one of the three holiest places of
Christianity.
Where was he baptized? Why was the site lost? How was it discovered and what was
found there? The remarkable story of how the actual location of Jesus’ baptism
had disappeared from human memory, lost in time for almost 1000 years; And the
fascinating story of its rediscovery and the ongoing excavations taking place
there. Only 5% of the area has been dug until today. Who knows what else lies
beneath this place and what it could reveal about Jesus Christ and the birth of
Christianity.
The 47 minute documentary is concerned with the recent discovery of the baptism
site of Jesus Christ in an area known as ‘Wadi al-Kharrar’ on the east bank of
the river Jordan, the “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” of the Gospels. A complex of
unique churches, baptismal pools and monasteries are amongst the important
discoveries uncovered so far. The area, since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, was a
military zone and heavily mined making it impossible of access. However in 1994
after Jordan and Israel signed a peace treaty, archaeologists begun their
excavations...
