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The Brother of Jesus: The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family

By Ben Witherington III , Hershel Shanks

Book information

Year
2004
ISBN
9780060581176, 0060581174, 9780061941245
ASIN
B000C4SQRI,B0029PBVQ6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4461466 bytes)
Edition
Rev Upd
Pages
336\332
Topic
Religion
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The first definitive account of what scholars and the media are calling 'the most important archaeological discovery' about Jesus and his family. This is the definitive story of the recent discovery of the first–century ossuary (limestone bone box) with the legend 'James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus', and its implications for understanding Jesus, his family (mother, father, brothers), his followers, the first Christians and the Jewish Christian movement in Jerusalem that James led. This ossuary is the first ever archaeological discovery directly confirming the existence of Jesus, and his relationship to his father, Joseph, and brother, James, who became the leader of the important Jewish Christian community in Jerusalem. No one is as qualified and well connected to recount the discovery and its authentication as Hershel Shanks, whose magazine first broke the story.

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