Vinnie

LMAO! This is like a soap opera:

Just saw a new article on Netscape News:

Here it is:

http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news...jesusburialbox

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Initially thought to be the oldest archeological link to a New Testament figure, the inscription was ruled a forgery by Israel's Antiquities Authority in June. But hold on! Now experts with both the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature say the ruling that the box is a fake is premature. While stopping short of saying it's the real deal and the bones are that of James, the Americans are urging Israeli authorities to examine the box more closely before passing final judgment.

Why the dispute? "I don't know for sure whether this is a forged inscription, and I'm sort of cast as a defender of the inscription. I'm not," Hershel Shanks, editor of the Biblical Archeology Review, which published the initial findings about the box, told AP. "What I do know is Israeli authorities have badly managed the affair."

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Vinnie

{edited by Toto to remove cut and paste beyond fair use limits due to copyright limits}

Toto

This is old news. It is virtually identical to an article in the last ossuary thread. It's the same quote from Hershel Shanks and the same expert he brought to the SBL convention.

There is a poll on that page. Only 10% think it is a clear fake, 13% think it is real, 40% want it to be real, and 37% think we will never know. The strangest breakdown of choices I have ever seen.

Vinnie

Sorry for the rehash. I just stopped following this tired soap opera. When I opened up internet explorer, lo and behold, what do I see? Scholars: Jesus Burial Box Could Be Real

:boohoo: :notworthy :boohoo:

Toto

The headline could have been Hope Springs Eternal.

Where there's a buck to be made exploiting gullible Christians. . .