Jesus came to Britain?

According to author, Glyn Lewis' tome 'Did Jesus Come To Britain?', Christ did indeed pay the 'mountains green' of England a visit - and that too just a few years before his crucifixion.

Lewis' conclusion that Jesus sailed to England on a trading ship is based on stories from local legends, architectural evidence from two ancient churches and letters from earliest historians.


The key, he says, lies in Christ's family. More specifically, his uncle Joseph of Arimathea, who was a metal trader who travelled to Europe.

"Joseph of Arimathea almost certainly came here to buy tin in Cornwall and copper and lead in Somerset. In the Bible Joseph of Arimathea approached Pontius Pilate for Jesus's body after the crucifixion," the Daily Express quoted Lewis, as saying.

He also points out that this establishes the closeness between the two as according to the law at the time, only a close relative could have claimed the body.