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Jul 15 Blog

First Person: Gold from the Temple?

By: Hershel Shanks

In his First Person in the July/August 2014 issue of BAR, Hershel Shanks discusses two very different inscriptions—the “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife” papyrus fragment and the Jehoash Inscription—that are both creating headlines.

Jehoash Inscription

Oct 17 Blog

Israeli Court: Return the Jehoash Inscription

By: Noah Wiener

This morning, the Israeli Supreme court ruled that the 15-line Jehoash Inscription be returned to collector Oded Golan in the latest twist in the “forgery trial of the century” saga.

Oct 26 Blog

Authentic or Forged? What to Do When Experts Disagree

By: Hershel Shanks

I recently had lunch with Victor (Avigdor) Hurowitz, a distinguished professor of ancient Semitic languages at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He is firmly convinced that the Jehoash (Yehoash) Inscription, which comes from the antiquities market, is a forgery. In this, he is in agreement with another scholar I greatly admire, Edward Greenstein of Tel Aviv University.

Aug 27 Blog

ISRAEL APPEALS FORGERY DECISION

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The Israel government has appealed Jerusalem Judge Aharon Farkash’s decision in the case of the “Jehoash” inscription, an inscription which, if authentic, would be the only surviving royal Israelite inscription.

Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel

Jun 14 Blog

Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel

By: Reviewed by Alan Millard

Did ancient Israelites write? Is there evidence apart from the Hebrew Bible? If so, what did they write? And who could write? Inscriptions on stone, notes and scribbles on pots and potsherds, names on seals and other writings are often so interesting you don’t ask how they were written or who the writers were. Chris Rollston does that in this readable new book.

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May 30 Blog

Judge Announces Forgery Trial Sentence

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

This morning, Jerusalem District Court Judge Aharon Farkash gave the Israeli government 30 days to support of its claim to retain the James Ossuary, Jehoash Tablet and other Israeli antiquities.

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 14 Blog

Breaking News: Golan and Deutsch Acquitted of All Forgery Charges

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

On March 14, Jerusalem Judge Aharon Farkash found defendants Oded Golan and Robert Deutsch not guilty of all charges of forgery. The judge stated that […]

Date Set for James Ossuary Verdict

Mar 5 Blog

Date Set for James Ossuary Verdict

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The Biblical Archaeology Society has learned that Judge Aharon Farkash of the District Court in Jerusalem will announce the verdict on the alleged forgery of the famous James “brother of Jesus” Ossuary on Wednesday, March 14 at 9 a.m. (2 a.m. EST).

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