Oh, you mean that Jesus

Posted on Wednesday 23 October 2002 to Story So Far

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A first century ossuary recently discovered in Israel could be the oldest archaeological link to Jesus of Nazareth. The Aramaic inscription on the box reads simply (from right to left):

"James (literally Jacob), son of Joseph, brother of Jesus."


A rather more convinced (although, I might add, not necessarily more convincing) version can be found over at Biblical Archaeology Review.

first spotted over at the Collaboratory