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  • From: Yigal Levin <Yigal-Levin AT utc.edu>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] James Ossuary
  • Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 11:29:19 -0400

Please, folks! It was the title of the JP review of Shanks' book on James.
Let's NOT get offended where I'm sure none was meant by anyone on this list
and end this before it starts!

Yigal


At 08:13 AM 6/18/2003 -0700, Dean Young wrote:
>exactly what do you mean by >>Jesus for suckers<<?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Maurice A. O'Sullivan [mailto:mauros AT iol.ie]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 7:08 AM
>To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: [b-hebrew] James Ossuary
>
>
>
>
>The Associated Press report of the Israel Antiquities Authority, datelined
>12.49 GMT Weds, is available on:
>http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-2804228,00.html
>and the first paragraph reads:
> >> An inscription purporting to link an ancient burial box to Jesus'
>brother James is a modern day forgery with no link to New Testament
>figures, Israel's Antiquities Authority said Wednesday. <<
>
>The AP story is also carried on the Jerusalem Post:
>http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&c
>id=1055902719137
>
>I think the headline on a Jerusalem Post editorial of June 13 best
>encapsulates my own view:
> >> Jesus for suckers <<
>
>P.S
>I can find nothing later than Oct 30, 2001 on the "News" section of the IAA
>web-site: http://www.israntique.org.il/eng/news.html
>Ah, well, in terms of the centuries they deal with, 20 months is but the
>blink of an eyelid, I suppose <g>
>
>
>Maurice A. O'Sullivan [ Bray, Ireland ]
>mauros AT iol.ie
>
>
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Dr. Yigal Levin
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