The Jesus Strand is the search for the descendants of the most famous man in history. If Jesus walked the face of the Earth he must have had a family, and they are out there now.
The goal of this special is to establish how far into the present we can bring Jesus' genealogy, using the latest technology and unprecedented access to the Vatican's archives and relics, and to create the most detailed family tree for Jesus in history.
For the first time in history a man of faith and a man of science are teaming up to search for Jesus' DNA. Using the latest advances in DNA technology Oxford University geneticist George Busby and biblical scholar Pastor Joe Basile are investigating the world's most famous holy relics including the Shroud of Turin, The Sudarium of Oviedo and the newly discovered bones of Jesus' cousin, John the Baptist.
Their journey takes them to holy sites around the world from Spain and Italy to Israel and the shores of the Black Sea.
| CHANNEL |
HISTORY (DStv 186) |
| PREMIERE |
22 December 2017 |
| TIMESLOT |
Friday, 18h30 |
| REPEATS |
Friday 22 December at 23h00
Sunday 24 December at 12h00
Monday 25 December at 09h30 |