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Date Set for James Ossuary Verdict

Sep 26 Blog

Is the “Brother of Jesus” Inscription on the James Ossuary a Forgery?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Although the famous “brother of Jesus” inscription on the so-called James Ossuary has been authenticated by two world-class paleographers, not everyone is convinced that the inscription is authentic.

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Mar 6 Blog

Watch on CNN: Finding Jesus

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

CNN’s Finding Jesus: Faith, Fact, Forgery investigates artifacts that may shed new light on Jesus and his world.

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May 30 Blog

First Person: A Scepter from the Temple?

By: Hershel Shanks

In his First Person column in the May/June 2016 issue of BAR, Hershel Shanks asks: Where is the paleographer who says the ivory pomegranate is fake?

Mar 23 Blog

Ivory Pomegranate Revisited: A Relic from Solomon’s Temple?

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

The famous inscribed ivory pomegranate, which, if authentic, may have been the head of a scepter from Solomon’s Temple, has endured decades of debate. Is the inscription real, or is it a forgery? A meeting between world-class paleographers in the summer of 2015 may have settled the debate.

Oct 25 Blog

Renowned Collector Shlomo Moussaieff Dies at 92

By: Hershel Shanks

Shlomo Moussaieff, who owned the world’s largest private collection of Near Eastern antiquities, passed away in the summer of 2015 at the age of 92. What is the future of his collection?

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Feb 26 Blog

Oded’s Other Ossuary

By: Hershel Shanks

The James Ossuary was only one of three ossuaries in Golan's collection. Another revealed an important Jewish community in central Syria in Apamea and Palmyra in the time of Jesus before the Roman destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in 70 C.E.

Nov 13 Blog

Israel Antiquities Authority Tries to Keep Ossuary Return a Secret

By: Hershel Shanks

Not a word about the return of the 'James Ossuary' to its owner Oded Golan had appeared in the Israeli press, despite the fact that they had extensively covered the criminal trial and Golan’s acquittal. How could this be?

Nov 11 Blog

Israel Antiquities Authority Returns “Jesus Brother” Bone Box to Owner

By: Hershel Shanks

The Israel Antiquities Authority has returned the ossuary inscribed “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus” to Oded Golan.

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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.

Aug 1 Blog

Let the Public See It!

By: Hershel Shanks

Hershel Shanks discusses the Yehoash inscription in court.

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