could this be the first physical evidence that jesus walked the earth? so when the israeli authorities alleged eight months after its discovery that the ossuary's inscription was forged, the quest for the historical jesus became ever more urgent. did they have a real brother? was mary really a virgin? how did jesus live? and why did he have to die? who was jesus the man? why is the greatest story ever told also the greatest mystery never solved? almost all we know about jesus' life comes to us from the four books of the gospels called mark, matthew, luke and john. yet the gospels were written anywhere from 40 to 70 years after jesus died. and with an eye to converting people. >> the gospels weren't meant to be historically accurate accounts in the way we would