Archaeologists digging beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem have unearthed a finding that provides strong evidence for a significant detail of the New Testament: the presence of a garden near the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ. The discovery gives strong verification of John 19:41, which states, “Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.

Headed by Sapienza University of Rome Professor Francesca Romana Stasolla, the excavation team found remains of olive trees and grapevines that are approximately 2,000 years old. These plant remnants—seeds and pollen—were discovered via…

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