Brother of Jesus The Dramatic Story and Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus and His Family

Name: Brother of Jesus The Dramatic Story and Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus and His Family
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ISBN: 9780060581176

ISBN-10: 0060581174

ISBN-13: 9780060581176

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Authors: Hershel Shanks, Ben Witherington

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News of the most important archaeological discovery about Jesus -- the inscribed, first-century ossuary of his brother, found near Jerusalem -- generated immediate international media. Since its official unveiling in October of 2002, scholars and archaeologists have hotly debated the authenticity of both the ossuary and its inscription. In response to recent claims challenging the ossuary's authenticity, this updated and revised edition includes: An all-new Introduction that demonstrates that the ossuary itself dates to the first century and compelling arguments that this really is the box that contained the bones of Jesus' brother James. An all-new Appendix that includes the Israeli…

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List price: $15.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 3/16/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Introduction to the Revised Edition


Introduction


Foreword




The Story of A Remarkable Discovery




Oh, No!



An Amazing Discovery



How Could the Son of God Have a Brother?



Is It a Fake?



Is It the Jesus?



Can We Ignore It?



The Story of James, son of Joseph, Brother of Jesus



Introduction--In His End, a Beginning



From Brother to Follower



From Follower to Head of the Jerusalem Church



James, Mediator Between Jews and Gentiles



James the Sage



The Death of James



James the Legend



Brother, Cousin, or Kin?



Son of Joseph, Brother of Jesus



Is it A Fake? Where Matters Stand



Summary Report of the Examining Committees for the James Ossuary and Yehoash Inscription



Don't Close the Box Yet




Israel Antiquities Authority's Report on the James Ossuary Is Deeply Flawed




Bones of Contention




The Top Ten New Testament Archaeological Finds of the Past 150 Years




A Curator's Perspective



Acknowledgments