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The Brother of Jesus The Dramatic Story Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus His Family
Author: Hershel Shanks, Ben Witherington III
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 respo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060581176
ISBN-10: 0060581174
Publication Date: 3/2004
Pages: 336
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Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Great book, if you are interested in religious history. This book is presented in two parts. The first part talks about the discovery and validation of the James ossuary. There was a documentary about this on the History or Discovery channel about a year ago. As a matter of fact, they mention this being made within the book. The second part of the book talks about Jesus' brother James as a person. The author puts together a story based on the Christian gospels as well as documented statements from historic writers during the first century. He places all the information in the Jewish society as we knew it for that time. He puts together a pretty compelling story about James.
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