*Ø* Blogmanac | Brother of Jesus: his ossuary a 'hoax'


"FUNNY BONES: Last November, Israeli consul general Meir Romem examined the James Ossuary during its unveiling at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. The inscription on the ancient box has now been proved a forgery, Israel said Wednesday.

"JERUSALEM – The first archeological link to Jesus - a stone box said to hold the bones of his brother James - and a tablet detailing repairs to the ancient Jewish Temple are fakes, say officials of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA).

"The announcement Wednesday ended months of professional speculation about the veracity of the timeworn relics, hailed as discoveries of stunning religious, historical, and contemporary significance."

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