Britains 3000 Years of Israelite Heritage / Jesus and His Uncle Joseph of Arimathea

Why did Joseph of Arimathea and the boy Jesus come to Britain?

This video was recorded back in the 1970'S/80'S by COVENANT PUBLISHING CO. LTD.

The film reveals evidences of Joseph of Arimathea and friends travelling to Cornwall and Somerset.

So asked William Blake in his immortal hymn "Jerusalem" - "And did those feet in ancient time walk upon England's mountains green?"

Did Jesus visit the West of England during his unrecorded youth is an open question but there is too much EVIDENCE for this story to be dismissed lightly. Trade for example: Joseph's export of tin from Cornwall, and copper & lead from Somerset, is significant. In addition, there are the twelve tax exempt Hides of land granted to Joseph and his companions when they came to England in 36AD and recorded in the DOMESDAY Book a thousand years later. The Glastonbury Thorn , old manuscripts and the most ancient site of Glastonbury Abbey all bear telling testimony that may well silence the sceptic.

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