Friday, December 12, 2008

The James Ossuary -- WOW or WHAT?

Okay, this is intriguing. It is the case of the "James Ossuary" -- an ancient (or not so ancient...or, wait, yes ancient) ossuary (that is, receptacle for holding the bones of the dead) that had the inscription "James, Son of Joseph, Brother of Jesus" inscribed upon it.

First, there was great interest in the astounding archaeological find. WOW! The implications.

Then it was declared to be a Fraud by the Israeli Antiquities Authority. Bummer. But even fraudulent cases make good stories. Right?

But now, get this. It is the IAA that appears to have been playing loose with the evidence. They have been embarrassed in the court case over the ossuary.

So now we are back to "WOW, this is an astounding piece of evidence!" And we've added the drama around it of, "HMMM... Someone doesn't want this evidence to be recognized for what it is." Any correlation to Matthew 28:11-15?

One must extend kudos to the Israeli court system that won't accept scientific hanky panky with the facts.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yes.

And you'll find a wealth of little-known yet impeccably documented historical information that is not widely known in Christian circles, even in seminaries, at
www.netzarim.co.il
(see, in particular, our History Museum pages; there is extensive information on the Talpiot--and related--tombs in the Mashiakh section of our History Museum.

Paqid Yirmeyahu
16th Paqid of the Netzarim
Ra'anana, Israel