Is this the first written mention of Jesus? 2,000-year-old lead tablets found in a remote cave ARE genuine, claim researchers

• The lead pages, bound like a ring binder, were first discovered in 2008  
• The tablets suggest that Christ was not starting his own religion, but restoring a thousand-year-old tradition from the time of King David 
• They also suggest the God he worshipped was both male and female 
• New testing said to confirm their age, say authors who have been campaigning since 2009 for the tablets to be recognised and protected
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An ancient set of lead tablets showing the earliest portrait of Jesus Christ have proved to be around 2,000 years old, according to experts.

The metal 'pages', held together like a ring binder, were found in Jordan in around 2008 by an Jordanian Bedouin and make reference to Christ and his disciples.

The lead has been analysed and the words and symbols translated and experts say the tablets date from within a few years of Jesus' ministry.