The Jews are run out of Israel in 70AD. As the years go by, and the ossuaries begin to pile up, and there are more ossuaries with "Joseph & James" (very common names) the Jews realize that if they are to diferentiate THIS box from the others as belonging to "James the Brother of Jesus" -- they need to FURTHER LABEL it so they can know WHICH "James son of Joseph" is ALSO "James brother of Christ".Best case scenario for its authenticity. Leaves scores of other questions that aren’t answered by your hypo, but I’ll leave most of them (e.g., why wasn’t this phrase recognized years ago, etc.)So someone adds the additional identifier.
THAT IS YOUR IDEA OF A "HOAX"?????
The question I have is this. If you find a couple word description on an ossuary, that couple word description being placed on it by unknown persons, on an unknown date, to be reliable as a source of doctrine, do you also find the writings of the Church fathers in the first couple centuries, writings by men who were known, who were taught by the Apostles themselves, on known dates, said writings known to be authentic, do you also find these writings to be valuable evidence of Christian doctrine and teachings, and valid sources of doctrine?
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Fair question, patent.
The answer is, it depends on whether what they write is consistent with THE BIBLE. God's Word.
The Bible CLEARLY SAYS that James was "The brother of Jesus". The Ossuary merely CONFIRMS God's Word.
Writings that Mary was "ever-virgin", for example, are OUTSIDE of God's Word.
Different than.
Other than.
Foreign to.