The Brother of Jesus: The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family
The first definitive account of what scholars and the media are calling 'the most important archaeological discovery' about Jesus and his family.

This is the definitive story of the recent discovery of the first–century ossuary (limestone bone box) with the legend 'James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus', and its implications for understanding Jesus, his family (mother, father, brothers), his followers, the first Christians and the Jewish Christian movement in Jerusalem that James led. This ossuary is the first ever archaeological discovery directly confirming the existence of Jesus, and his relationship to his father, Joseph, and brother, James, who became the leader of the important Jewish Christian community in Jerusalem. No one is as qualified and well connected to recount the discovery and its authentication as Hershel Shanks, whose magazine first broke the story.

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The Brother of Jesus: The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family
The first definitive account of what scholars and the media are calling 'the most important archaeological discovery' about Jesus and his family.

This is the definitive story of the recent discovery of the first–century ossuary (limestone bone box) with the legend 'James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus', and its implications for understanding Jesus, his family (mother, father, brothers), his followers, the first Christians and the Jewish Christian movement in Jerusalem that James led. This ossuary is the first ever archaeological discovery directly confirming the existence of Jesus, and his relationship to his father, Joseph, and brother, James, who became the leader of the important Jewish Christian community in Jerusalem. No one is as qualified and well connected to recount the discovery and its authentication as Hershel Shanks, whose magazine first broke the story.

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The Brother of Jesus: The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family

The Brother of Jesus: The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family

The Brother of Jesus: The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family

The Brother of Jesus: The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family

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The first definitive account of what scholars and the media are calling 'the most important archaeological discovery' about Jesus and his family.

This is the definitive story of the recent discovery of the first–century ossuary (limestone bone box) with the legend 'James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus', and its implications for understanding Jesus, his family (mother, father, brothers), his followers, the first Christians and the Jewish Christian movement in Jerusalem that James led. This ossuary is the first ever archaeological discovery directly confirming the existence of Jesus, and his relationship to his father, Joseph, and brother, James, who became the leader of the important Jewish Christian community in Jerusalem. No one is as qualified and well connected to recount the discovery and its authentication as Hershel Shanks, whose magazine first broke the story.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780060581176
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 03/16/2004
Edition description: Updated and Expanded Edition
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.84(d)

About the Author

Hershel Shanks is the premier figure in communicating, through his magazines, books, and conferences, the world of biblical archaeology to general readers. Hershel Shanks is "probably the world's most influential amateur Biblical archeologist," declares New York Times book critic Richard Bernstein. Shanks was also a leading figure in making the complete Dead Sea Scrolls available to the world. He is the editor of the Biblical Archaeology Review, Bible Review, Archaeology Odyssey, and Moment. He is the author and editor of several major books on the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jerusalem, and biblical archaeology, including Understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls, The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Ancient Israel: From Abraham to the Roman Destruction of the Temple, Christianity and Rabinnic Judaism, The Search for Jesus, Recent Archaeology in the Land of Israel, Archaeology and the Bible, and Jerusalem: An Archaeological Biography. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Ben Witherington III is professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary. The author of more than thirty books, including The Brother of Jesus, he has twice won the Christianity Today award for one of the best biblical studies books of the year, and he has presented seminars for churches, colleges, and biblical meetings not only in the United States but also in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Witherington writes for many church and scholarly publications, is a regular contributor to Christianity Today and Beliefnet.com, and has been featured widely in the national media.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Revised Editionvii
Introductionxiii
Forewordxvii
Part I.The Story of A Remarkable Discovery1
1.Oh, No!3
2.An Amazing Discovery7
3.How Could the Son of God Have a Brother?23
4.Is It a Fake?31
5.Is It the Jesus?53
6.Can We Ignore It?79
Part II.The Story of James, son of Joseph, Brother of Jesus89
Introduction--In His End, a Beginning91
7.From Brother to Follower93
8.From Follower to Head of the Jerusalem Church111
9.James, Mediator Between Jews and Gentiles127
10.James the Sage143
11.The Death of James165
12.James the Legend177
13.Brother, Cousin, or Kin?199
14.Son of Joseph, Brother of Jesus211
Part III.Is it A Fake? Where Matters Stand225
15.Summary Report of the Examining Committees for the James Ossuary and Yehoash Inscription227
16.Don't Close the Box Yet239
17.Israel Antiquities Authority's Report on the James Ossuary Is Deeply Flawed245
18.Bones of Contention265
19.The Top Ten New Testament Archaeological Finds of the Past 150 Years273
20.A Curator's Perspective281
Acknowledgments307
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