Yosef bar Caifa
Posted on 08/03/2012 2:44:21 PM PDT by NYer
Yosef bar Caifa
Scientists at a university in Israel believe they have discovered an ancient burial box belonging to the family of the high priest who played a part in the crucifixion of Jesus as described in the Bible.
The burial box, or ossuary, was recovered from looters three years ago by the Israel Antiquities Authority.
On close examination the ossuary was found to have a rare inscription mentioning the names "Miriam," "Yeshua," and "Caiaphus."
Once the inscription was authenticated, archaeologists were astounded by what they had found.
According to researchers, the Caiaphus mentioned in the carved-in inscription may very well be the same Caiaphas noted in the Gospels.
In Matthew 26:57-68, readers are told that after his arrest, Jesus was taken to "Caiaphas, the high priest" who questioned him about his divinity.
The full inscription on the ossuary reads: "Miriam daughter of Yeshua son of Caiaphus, priest of Maaziah from Beth Imri."
Maaziah is a clan name connected to an order of high priests who lived between the first century BCE and the first century AD, according to Yuval Goren, an archaeology professor from Tel Aviv University brought in to help authenticate the ossuary.
"Beyond any reasonable doubt, the inscription is authentic," Goren said in a press release from the university.
Researchers also believed that Beit Imri, if not the name of another priestly order, may actually be a reference to where Caiaphus' family lived before they migrated to Galilee.
If Beit Imri is indeed a geographical location, it was likely situated on the slopes of Mount Hebron.
The limestone burial box and its skeletal remains were likely recovered from the Valley of Elah, near Jerusalem, which is the same setting of the epic battle between a young David and the giant Goliath.
Most burial boxes of this kind were usually unmarked or simply offered the name of the deceased, so researchers having one on their hands that provides information about three generations of a single family was extraordinary, Goren said.
Other ossuaries have been discovered in the past, but have usually been found to have fake inscriptions.
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Tha That is amazing on so many levels
A number of scholars hold that Yeshua’s mothers name was most likely not “Mary”, but was in fact Miriam, a much more common name in that place at that time.
Miriam daughter of Yeshua son of Caiaphus
The ‘Yeshua’ mentioned here was Caiaphus’ SON who had a DAUGHTER NAMED MIRIAM.
Matthew 28:11-14
11 Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
12 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,
13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
14 And if this come to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him, and secure you.
If Caiaphas had the body he wouldn’t have needed to tell the guards to lie and claim the disciples stole the body. therefore, this box never held the remains of Jesus.
It is Miriam. Mary was not even a name at the time, at least in 1st century Palestine. All (or most) of the names in the New Testament are the Greco-Roman versions of their Jewish/Aramaic names. Jesus was Jeshua, Simon likely Shimon, etc. It doesn’t matter substantively. I would like to see a list of NT names as they actually were at the time. I highly doubt that Luke, Mark, Philip, or any of the names we attribute the Apostles or Evangelists were their actual names.
I believe the inscription indicates that it held the bones of Miriam, granddaughter of Caiaphus.
If you read the article, it says nothing about the body of Jesus.
Um, you need to read the article. Geez.
This is an old story from August 30, 2011.
we’re all gonna DIe!!!!
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Thanks NYer. [singing] down in the bone box, doo doo doo doo, down in the bone box, doo doo doo doo... [/singing] |
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You notice how there is always something that is revealed through time?
Forgive my ignorance, but why was a year old article brought up a year later? Read the article, but don’t see where they discovered anything new.
Luke is more likely than others to be the Holy Evangelist's actual name since he is of Greek origin.
Luke, Mark and Philip were either Roman or Greek names, they may not have been much different: Lucas, Marcus, etc. The Apostle Paul’s name changed from a Hebrew one (Shaul) to a Roman/Latin one.
Yerushaláyim—I like to hear the old/Hebrew way of pronouncing it. It’s sort of hard to explain why. (Jerusalem)
My favourite is Bartholomew—it is a compound name with a Jewish first part—Bar, meaning son, and Ptolmey, which is Greek. Anything that messed up both reflects the overlapping cultures and is almost certainly authentic.
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