Jesus and the Ossuaries (2003 Evans), book

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Jesus and the Ossuaries (2003) is a book by Craig A. Evans.

Abstract

"The recent discovery and exhibition of an ancient Jewish ossuary (a burial box) that bears the inscription "James the son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" has stunned scholars and the public alike. While the story of the ossuary's authenticity unfolds, what is not shrouded in mystery is that this ossuary is only one of several that shed important archaeological light on the historical Jesus and the origins of Christianity."--Jacket

Editions and translations

Published in Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2003.

Table of contents

  • Jewish burial practices in late antiquity
  • Inscriptions--non-burial
  • Burial inscriptions--themes
  • Burial inscriptions--names
  • Significant ossuaries in the historical Jesus

External links

  • [ Google Books]