The excavation report for the predecessor of the Israel Antiquities Authority was written by Amos Kloner, a professor of archaeology at Israel's Bar-Ilan University. Kloner dissociated himself from the claims made in the documentary. He said it was incorrect to call it "never before reported information" and that he had published all the details in the journal "Antiqot" in 1996. He had not said it was the tomb of Jesus' family. "I think it is very unserious work. I do scholarly work…," Kloner said. "[This film is all nonsense."