Simcha Jacobovici has made what looks to be his most controversial documentary to date, and on Feb. 26 laid out evidence that the remains of Jesus of Nazareth and his family have been found in order to promote his upcoming The Lost Tomb of Jesus.

Jacobovici, of Toronto-based Associated Producers, and executive producer James Cameron unveiled the findings of the documentary, produced for Discovery Channel in the U.S. and VisionTV Canada, at a press conference in New York.

‘The idea of possibly finding the tomb of Jesus and several members of his family, with compelling scientific evidence, is beyond anything I could have imagined,’ said Jacobovici, a two-time Emmy winner for investigative journalism, in a release.

Lost Tomb recounts Jacobovici’s study of the contents of 10 ossuaries – boxes that stored the bones of the dead – that were accidentally uncovered by construction workers in Jerusalem.

The film reveals that the limestone boxes bear inscriptions of names found in the New Testament, including ‘Jesus son of Joseph,’ ‘Mariamene e Mara,’ and ‘Judah son of Jesus,’ which the filmmakers cite as evidence that Jesus and Mary Magdalene may have had a son named Judah.

Upon their discovery in 1980, the findings were dismissed as inconclusive and stored in warehouses of the Israeli Antiquities Association. Jacobovici called upon experts in Aramiac script, ancient DNA analysis, forensics, archeology and statistics to re-examine the artifacts, while his team accessed the tomb with robotic cameras.

‘We’ve done our homework, we’ve made the case, and now it’s time for the debate to begin,’ said Cameron. Jacobovici’s previous work includes Exodus Decoded, the 2006 doc in which he cited archeological evidence of the biblical plagues and parting of the Red Sea.

The film has already sparked controversy and outcry among Christian organizations, though Jacobovici and Cameron maintain that Lost Tomb does not challenge the question of the Resurrection.

They say they want viewers to consider the possibility that the Resurrection occurred in another tomb.

The Lost Tomb of Jesus debuts March 4 on Discovery Channel, followed by an airing on VisionTV on March 6.