Tag: ossuary
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Did Israel Vandalize Box That Held Bones of Jesus’ Brother?
from foxnews.com: A limestone box said to have once held the bones of the brother of Jesus was at the center of the most controversial forgery case in decades — and it was allegedly vandalized by the Israeli government before being returned to its owner. Called the James ossuary, it is a small stone box…
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Ancient ‘#BoneBox’ Called Oldest Christian Artifact
from foxnews.com: Long-unrecognized lettering confirms that first-century artifacts found within an ancient Jerusalem tomb are the earliest representations of Christianity ever found, researchers say. Two Hebrew scholars who examined photographs showing the inside of the tomb agree that markings on an ossuary – a box made to hold human remains — are stylized letters that…