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Toto · 02-19-2004, 02:22 PM

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. . . Police are currently preparing an indictment against Golan

Toto · 02-24-2004, 06:17 PM

The History Merchants (a TV documentary special in Israel) reviewed by Rochelle Altman.

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By the time the documentary ends, the viewer is convinced that for at least 15 years Oded Golan (and some others) has flooded the antiquities market with forgeries. These are not just any forgeries, mind you, but primarily Iron Age through Roman Period inscriptions in Hebrew � preferably inscribed in Paleo-Hebraic. And these forgeries are designer items. Each fake is carefully thought out and aimed at a precise target before being manufactured. Each item is designated for a specific "audience," for an audience he has.

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Now we have a flashback to Andre Lemaire early in November 2002. Lemaire, who as a seminary student, completed the equivalent of a Ph.D. in the history of the church ministry in the late 1960's -- a specialist in James-era Christianity. Lemaire, who overnight became an "expert" epigrapher by virtue of his find of the fake pomegranate in 1979, the first of the fakes heavily promoted in the Biblical Archaeological Review -- the BAR. Lemaire whose claim in 1979 to being an expert with many years of experience as an epigrapher was based on the publication of his thesis, a small volume published in 1977 (Hebraic inscriptions, introduction, traduction, commentary) in a field he conceived a sudden "passion" for in 1972. (A field your reviewer entered in 1954.) Here we see and hear Andre Lemaire babbling on about how he suddenly made the connection between the forged names on the bone box and James of the church. As if he would not know all about his own seminarist specialty.

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It is a fitting epithet on the entire business when Mr. Weill vehemently states: "I have collected for 40 years in many fields and I have never seen such monkeys and cowboys and swindlers and liars and money-hungry bums as I find in this field!"

Vorkosigan · 02-24-2004, 07:01 PM

Great spot, Toto!

And, I must say it.....

I TOLD YOU SO!!!!!

<snarf> >snarl<

Weltall · 02-24-2004, 10:19 PM

Hark! Do I hear the sounds a certain poster eating humble pie?

Doctor X · 02-24-2004, 10:54 PM

Be NICE!!!

Instructs Seed to have Bertha warm up her voice. . . .

--J.D.

Fixer · 02-25-2004, 11:26 AM

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Originally posted by Postcard73
... it's the last sprig of grass keeping them from falling off a cliff.

"You throw me the ossuary, I throw you the whip!"

Vorkosigan · 02-25-2004, 05:45 PM

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Originally posted by Fixer
"You throw me the ossuary, I throw you the whip!"

The irony is, it was going to be used as a whip, to beat mythicism into submission. You should have heard the crowing on some of the discussion groups about it.

Artemus · 02-25-2004, 06:07 PM

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Originally posted by Vorkosigan
The irony is, it was going to be used as a whip, to beat mythicism into submission. You should have heard the crowing on some of the discussion groups about it.

Unfortunately, I fear that those who thought that before will still think it now, despite all that has happened. This is going to be the Shroud for the new millennium.

Toto · 03-02-2004, 03:21 PM

Shanks and Witherington are coming out with a new edition of The Brother of Jesus, "updated and revised" and containing the IAA report and "rebuttals."

This may be why you can find remaindered copies of the 1st edition for 23 cents plus SH on Amazon.

Doctor X · 03-02-2004, 05:23 PM

He is not kidding folks!

BWA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!

--J.D.

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02-24-2004, 07:01 PM	#13
Vorkosigan Contributor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Barrayar Posts: 11,866	Great spot, Toto! And, I must say it..... I TOLD YOU SO!!!!! <snarf> >snarl<

02-24-2004, 10:19 PM	#14
Weltall Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 3,283	Hark! Do I hear the sounds a certain poster eating humble pie?

02-24-2004, 10:54 PM	#15
Doctor X Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 3,794	Be NICE!!! Instructs Seed to have Bertha warm up her voice. . . . --J.D.

03-02-2004, 03:21 PM	#19
Toto Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 40,549	Shanks and Witherington are coming out with a new edition of The Brother of Jesus, "updated and revised" and containing the IAA report and "rebuttals." This may be why you can find remaindered copies of the 1st edition for 23 cents plus SH on Amazon.

03-02-2004, 05:23 PM	#20
Doctor X Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: USA Posts: 3,794	He is not kidding folks! BWA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA! --J.D.

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