Jews practiced ossuary burials only[?] between 20 B.C. and A.D. 70, puts the inscription squarely in the time of Jesus and James, who led the early church in Jerusalem.But A Catalogue of Jewish Ossuaries in the Collections of the State of Israel says,
Volume covers every aspect of the study of the ossuaries used in Jewish burial from around 20 BCE through the mid-third century CE.
Two scientists with the Israeli government's Geological Survey conducted a detailed microscopic examination of the surface patina and the inscription. They reported last month that there is "no evidence that might detract from the authenticity."Two scientists working for Sharon, huh?