Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2015
Abstract
As with the other episodes of the CNN special on Finding Jesus, "The Secret Brother of Jesus" builds an understanding of Jesus and his ministry on the basis of recent archaeological finds and known historical facts. In this case, an ossuary (a bone box) discovered in Jerusalem several decades ago bears a remarkable inscription: "James the son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" carved in Aramaic. Archaeologists have determined that the ossuary is authentic, but how about the inscription? Does it also go back to the first century, or was it (or part of it) added later? Inquiring minds want to know!
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Posted on HuffingtonPost.com http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-n-anderson/on-bone-boxes-and-the-bro_b_6921718.html