▁Ar imat he a ▁carrying ▁the ▁live ▁body ▁of ▁Jesus ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁tomb . ▁ ▁Michael ▁Ba igent ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁seen ▁two ▁pap yrus ▁documents ▁- ▁the ▁" J es us ▁papers " ▁- ▁written ▁in ▁Ar ama ic , ▁discovered ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁City ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Ba igent ▁claimed ▁these ▁documents ▁dated ▁to ▁AD ▁ 4 5 ▁and ▁were ▁letters ▁to ▁the ▁San hed rin ▁from ▁b ani ▁mes hi ha ▁(" the ▁Mess iah ▁of ▁the ▁Children ▁of ▁Israel "), ▁def ending ▁himself ▁against ▁the ▁alleg ation ▁that ▁he ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Son ▁of ▁God . ▁ ▁Ba igent ▁claims ▁these ▁two ▁pap yrus ▁documents ▁were ▁authentic ated ▁by ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁arch ae olog ists ▁Y ig ael ▁Y adin ▁and ▁N ah man ▁Av ig ad , ▁which ▁dist ress ed ▁Pope ▁John ▁XX III . ▁Ba igent ▁claimed ▁the ▁Pope ▁asked ▁Ba igent ' s ▁friend ▁to ▁destroy ▁these ▁two ▁pap yrus ▁documents , ▁but ▁he ▁refused ▁and ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁release ▁them ▁after ▁ 2 5 ▁years . ▁However , ▁the ▁documents ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁released ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁r ift ▁this ▁information ▁would ▁create ▁between ▁Israel ▁and ▁the ▁V at ican , ▁also ▁creating ▁a ▁rev ival ism ▁of ▁Ant is emit ism . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁▁ ▁H ers hel ▁Sh anks , ▁review ing ▁The ▁Jesus ▁Pap ers ▁for ▁Bib lic al ▁Arch ae ology ▁Review , ▁commented ▁on ▁the ▁"