Mar 14 Blog
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
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
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
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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