The brother of Jesus : the dramatic story & meaning of the first archaeological link to Jesus & his family /
The discovery of a limestone burial box with the inscription, "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" set the world of biblical archaeology abuzz. Hershel Shanks and Ben Witherington III reveal not only what the discovery means for understanding the Bible, but also what it shows about th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
HarperSanFrancisco,
[2003]
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| Edition: | Updated and expanded. |
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| Online Access: | Publisher description |
| Summary: | The discovery of a limestone burial box with the inscription, "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" set the world of biblical archaeology abuzz. Hershel Shanks and Ben Witherington III reveal not only what the discovery means for understanding the Bible, but also what it shows about the family of Jesus and the earliest Christians. |
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| Item Description: | "Updated and expanded with new arguments for its authenticity"--P. 1 of Cover. |
| Physical Description: | xx, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0060581174 |