James Ossuary
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james-ossuary-167-13834307
title:
James Ossuary
text:
The James Ossuary is a 1st-century limestone box that was used for containing the bones of the dead. An Aramaic inscription meaning "Jacob (James), son of Joseph, brother of Yeshua" is cut into one side of the box. The ossuary attracted scholarly attention due to its apparent association with the Christian holy family. The existence of the ossuary was announced at an October 21, 2002, Washington press conference co-hosted by the Discovery Channel and the Biblical Archaeology Society. The owner o
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description:
1st-century limestone box
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ossuary
date created:
2003-10-07T19:30:44Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T12:38:46Z
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