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Jesus and the Ossuaries

What Jewish Burial Practices Reveal About the Beginning of Christianity

by Craig A. Evans

  • Paperback
  • 178 pages
  • Publisher: Baylor University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.1 cm

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The recent discovery and exhibition of an ancient Jewish ossuary (a burial box) that bears the inscription "James the son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" has stunned scholars and public alike. Could it really be that this small stone box actually contained the bones of James, the brother of Jesus Christ? While the preliminary scientific and paleographic study suggests that this ossuary may well be authentic (in other words, datable to the 1st century) and may well refer to James, the brother of Jesus, whose leadership to early Christianity in Jerusalem has become public, what is still shrouded in mystery is that this ossuary is only one of several that shed important archaeological light on the historical Jesus and the origins of Christianity. In "Jesus and the Ossuaries", Craig A. Evans helps all readers, expert and layperson alike, understand the importance of this recent find for the quest for the historical Jesus and any historical reconstruction of early Christianity. Evans provides an overview of the most important archaeological discoveries, including those near the Dead Sea, before summarizing archaeological findings relevant to 1st-century Galilee and Judea.Against this backdrop, Evans then provides a detailed study of nine other inscriptions (six on ossuaries, three on stone slabs) that pertain in one way or another to the historical Jesus and the arguments for and against the authenticity and identification of the recently discovered James Ossuary (the tenth major inscription). Evans concludes his volume with a measured consideration of the historical, exegetical, and apologetic value of the archaeological data afforded by the several inscriptions.
Jesus and the Ossuaries and Handbook of the Jewish Roots of the Gospel, A
Handbook of the Jewish Roots of the Gospel, AJesus and the Ossuaries

  • Author

    Craig A. Evans

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Baylor University Press

  • Published

    October 2003

  • Weight

    273g

  • Page Count

    178

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9780918954886

  • ISBN-10

    0918954886

  • Eden Code

    1199035

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