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Sep 26, 2023 · The James Ossuary, as it’s come to be known, is a limestone bone box that bears an Aramaic inscription reading “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.” Controversy—including charges of forgery—has surrounded this ossuary since the Biblical Archaeology Review first reported on the artifact in 2002.
James Ossuary. The James ossuary was on display at the Royal Ontario Museum from November 15, 2002, to January 5, 2003. 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 Jesus" is cut into one side of the box.
- Ya'akov bar-Yosef akhui diYeshua
- Ya'akov son of Yosef, brother of Yeshua
- יעקוב בר יוסף אחוי דישוע
- yʿqwb br ywsf ʾḥwy d yšwʿ
If this ossuary, in fact, once held the bones of the James who is called the “brother of Jesus” in the New Testament, then we would have the first direct archaeological evidence ever found that was directly connected to Jesus of Nazareth (Galatians 1:18).
Apr 9, 2015 · A bone box inscribed with the phrase "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" is potentially linked to a tomb in Talpiot, Israel, where the bones of people with the names of Jesus'...
Jun 22, 2019 · Lemaire, was quite impressed noticing the inscription on the ossuary: "Yaakov bar Yoseph achui de Yeshua" or: "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus”. According to philologists, scholars of ancient Hebrew and archaeologists who studied the ossuary, it actually dates back to the first century.
Jun 25, 2019 · Was James the brother of Jesus? And if so, does the ossuary with the inscription prove both of their lives? Opinions vary, and debate continues, years after the tomb box was found and is likely to continue.
