[Polycarp]

Ask Berned...he's a pro at explaning away these obvious inconsistencies when they clash with furthering his sectarian agenda ;-)

[Deb]

What is your gripe? Why believe one source over another?

I read this piece when it ran in the LA Times and it noted that the writer had written books on James, the brother of Jesus, so obviously he has a vested interest in shooting down any evidence that proved him wrong.

If you're going to claim someone else's belief as truth you should be honest enough to note his own possible prejudices.