Scholar Touts Oldest Link to Jesus
Mon Oct 21, 5:11 PM ET
By RICHARD N. OSTLING, AP Religion Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - A burial box that was recently discovered in Israel and dates to the first century could be the oldest archaeological link to Jesus Christ, according to a French scholar whose findings were published Monday.
An inscription in the Aramaic language — "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" — appears on an empty ossuary, a limestone burial box for bones. (rest of the story)
Mon Oct 21, 5:11 PM ET
By RICHARD N. OSTLING, AP Religion Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - A burial box that was recently discovered in Israel and dates to the first century could be the oldest archaeological link to Jesus Christ, according to a French scholar whose findings were published Monday.
An inscription in the Aramaic language — "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" — appears on an empty ossuary, a limestone burial box for bones. (rest of the story)
