Fake or genuine: Men accused of forging an inscription of the 'Jesus Box' could be released Posted on 10/29/2008 7:42:25 PM PDT by BGHater
A judge is set to throw out charges against experts accused of faking a stone box that claimed to offer the first physical proof of the existence of Christ - raising the possibility once again that it could be genuine.
The discovery of the 2,000-year-old ossuary, or bone box, bearing the words, 'James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus', was regarded as one of the greatest archaeological discoveries when it emerged nearly a decade ago.
Fake or genuine: Men accused of forging an inscription of the 'Jesus Box' could be released
The disputed inscription on the 'Jesus Box'
But other experts decided the inscription on the 'priceless' limestone artefact had been added at a later date.
It was dismissed as a fake and Israeli authorities began criminal investigations.
But yesterday a three-year forgery trial in Israel was close to collapse, reopening the possibility it might indeed be the only tangible evidence for the life of Jesus.
Jerusalem judge Aharon Farkash told prosecutors trying Israeli collector Oded Golan: 'Have you really proved beyond a reasonable doubt that these artefacts are fakes as charged in the indictment?
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Ping.
James in the news again. I had thought it was a fake, who knows.
I suspect the box labeled Billy Bob is fake.
Old news...already proven to be fake some time ago.
1.6 Billion to be precise.
I wish I could know the details of the trial
some time ago....??? I remember the original controversy, but this is a new development....is it not?
Bitter clingers all. :P
I wonder what BC and AD means.
There is alot of animosity to allowing anything to prove Jesus. And alot of fakes to be sure - but this one is still up in the air, from all that I have read.
The controversy has been re-ignited because a new translation shows the inscription actually says “James, son of Joseph, brother of Barack.”
From Nat. Geo. News 2003:
“In April the Israel Antiquities Authority formed two committees to examine the evidence. One was assigned the task of examining “the scientific aspects in the writing and style [to be able to] confirm the authenticity of the writing;” the other was tasked with verifying the “originality of the patina” on the stone’s engraving and the stone material itself.
The committees released their unanimous findings Wednesday: the box itself may be correctly dated, but the inscription was added at a later date.”
An old stone box has some value but add an inscription and you’ve got a gold mine!
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Thanks BGHater! There was in fact NO evidence for fakery, but the accusation was immediate, and came from scientists in name only, wannabees, and cheerleaders. Israel's antiquities authorities put together a team to railroad the artifact into obscurity, but not everyone involved cooperated, and the railroad didn't actually get built. |
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HOLD ON! Wasn't Billy Bob the 14th disciple?
Well, the Romans obviously believed something had gone on.
And they were much closer in time and space to the actual events, and were fairly competent record keepers, irregardless if we have copies of those records.
And none of us know what’s buried in the Vatican archives. They have way, way more than we will ever see.
That’s *almost* not funny.
(But I laughed anyway.)
Trust me, it’s based on a lie and will NOT prove to be genuine.
This takes nothing away from the FACT that Jesus Christ is real.
This is from last winter. Looks like nothing has changed since then.
“The case against Golan is different. He is charged with actually forging something—the famous ossuary, or bone box, inscribed, “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.” The government claims it found in his apartment forgery instruments and materials to make forgeries, as well as some partially completed forgeries. On the other hand, some very prominent paleographers, including André Lemaire and the highly regarded Israeli paleographer Ada Yardeni, are convinced that the James ossuary is authentic. No expert paleographer has testified otherwise. Normally, the testimony of Lemaire and Yardeni would come as part of the defendants’ case. But, for some strange reason, the government called them as its witnesses. Their testimony that the inscription is authentic would in itself seem sufficient to raise a “reasonable doubt” concerning the government’s allegation that the inscription is a forgery, thus requiring dismissal of the charge.” http://www.bib-arch.org/debates/antiquities-trial-01.asp
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