Murder at Golgotha: A Scientific Investigation into the Last Days of Jesus' Life, His Death, and Resurrection

"Intriguing and thought-provoking, amounts to a latter-day episode on a centuries-old event that has changed the lives of millions throughout the world." —- "The most definitive recent study of the historical relic." on "Wilson's outstanding study must surely be the most complete yet undertaken of the subject." "If you want a beautifully illustrated account of the sort of evidence that can be got from papyri, textual criticism, archaeology, and grammar concerning the founder of Christianity, you will find it in Wilson." approaches Jesus' crucifixion from the perspective of a crime scene investigator: What do we know is fact? What can be historically documented? What can we deduce may have happened? Taking the popular television dramas as inspiration, is a direct reaction to Mel Gibson's much talked about movie . Ian Wilson carefully assesses what can be known about Jesus' trial and crucifixion, as well as where art and the movies have gone astray in depicting them. He systemically deploys eyewitness testimony (that embodied in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), archaeology, history, and medical and forensic findings to unravel the truth surrounding the most famous murder in history. is a historian and writer whose many books include and He lives with his wife, Judith Wilson, in Queensland, Australia.