James Ossuary Trial

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Mar 14 Blog

VERDICT: NOT GUILTY

By: Hershel Shanks

Defendants Oded Golan and Robert Deutsch were acquitted of all forgery charges on a bone box reading “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.”

Mar 13 Blog

Video: Hershel Shanks Explores the Evidence Before the James Ossuary Trial

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Just before the James Ossuary trial, Biblical Archaeology Review editor Hershel Shanks delivered a public lecture at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem explaining why the Israel Antiquities Authority had failed to make a convincing case that the James Ossuary inscription—reading “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus”—is a forgery.

Mar 1 Blog

Israel Antiquities Authority vs. Conspiracy of (Alleged) Forgers

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

After five years, the “forgery trial of the century” has concluded in a Jerusalem courtroom. Now the only remaining defendants, antiquities collector Oded Golan and antiquities dealer Robert Deutsch, await the judge’s verdict. So does the rest of the world.

Apr 1 Blog

Hershel Shanks: James Ossuary Trial Continues to Unravel

By: Hershel Shanks

Back to Israel Antiquities Authority vs. Conspiracy of (Alleged) Forgers A recent development in the James Ossuary trial taking place in Jerusalem has highlighted the […]

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James Ossuary Trial

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VERDICT: NOT GUILTY

Video: Hershel Shanks Explores the Evidence Before the James Ossuary Trial

Israel Antiquities Authority vs. Conspiracy of (Alleged) Forgers

Hershel Shanks: James Ossuary Trial Continues to Unravel

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James Ossuary Trial

James Ossuary Trial Latest

VERDICT: NOT GUILTY

Video: Hershel Shanks Explores the Evidence Before the James Ossuary Trial

Israel Antiquities Authority vs. Conspiracy of (Alleged) Forgers

Hershel Shanks: James Ossuary Trial Continues to Unravel

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A Digger’s Life: A Guide to the Archaeology Dig Experience

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