Antiquities Team Declares Ossuary a Forgery

(Ha'aretz) Nadav Shragai - Both an inscription purporting to link an ancient ossuary to Jesus' brother, James, and another purporting to date from the days of the biblical King Jehoash are forgeries, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. The conclusion was reached unanimously by members of two panels - comprising experts from several Israeli research institutions - that have been studying the inscriptions for some two months.


2003-06-19 00:00:00

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