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To: rface
"But the big problem is, you have to show me the Jesus in this text is Jesus of Nazareth, and nobody can show that," Fitzmyer says.

One small moment of clarity.

29 posted on 10/21/2002 12:04:18 PM PDT by Aquinasfan
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To: Aquinasfan
"But the big problem is, you have to show me the Jesus in this text is Jesus of Nazareth, and nobody can show that," Fitzmyer says.

Statistically it seems far more likely than not, if the facts as reported are correct:

1) That there would only have been around 20 Jameses dating from this time period with both father named Joseph and brother named Jesus, and:

2) That mentioning a brother's name on the ossuary is so rare (requiring a prominent brother) that only one other example of a mentioned brother has so far been found.

By many estimates, the permanent population of Jerusalem at that time was only around 50,000 -- quite a small place by today's standards.

32 posted on 10/21/2002 12:18:51 PM PDT by john in missouri
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