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There are a couple of problems in this report.

First, Lemaire says,
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.


Second thing,
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?
The authenticity of the inscriptions on the ossuary is yet to be established by an independent lab.
49 posted on 10/21/2002 9:32:13 PM PDT by heyheyhey
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To: heyheyhey
Very informative post, thank you for those points. The box is interesting, but more research is needed.
52 posted on 10/22/2002 2:05:22 AM PDT by BlackVeil
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