James Ossuary

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The James Ossuary is a limestone box that is claimed to be from the 1st-century that was used for containing the bones of the dead (known as an ossuary). An Aramaic inscription carved into one side of the box reads, in translation, "James, son of Joseph, brother of Yeshua". The ossuary attracted scholarly attention due to its possible association with the Christian Holy Family, and has been the subject of continuing debate over its authenticity. It is owned by Israeli antiquities collector Oded Golan. According to Golan, he bought it from an antiques dealer in the 1970s. In a trial that lasted from 2004 to 2012, Golan and others were tried for forging the inscription. Ultimately, the judge found that the evidence was insufficient to establish their guilt, while making it clear that the verdict did not prove or disprove the authenticity of the inscription.

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