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Endnotes
See Paul L. Maier, “The Episode of the Golden Roman Shields at Jerusalem,” Harvard Theological Review, January 1969, pp. 109–121.
See Maier, Pontius Pilate (New York: Doubleday, 1968, Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 1990), p. 359. Surplus from the half-shekel temple dues is discussed in the Mishnah, Shekalim 4.2.
See Zvi Greenhut, “Burial Cave of the Caiphas Family,” and Ronny Reich, “Caiphas Name Inscribed on Bone Boxes,” in Biblical Archaeology Review, September/October 1992, pp. 28–44.
Josephus, Antiquities 20:200, as translated by Paul L. Maier, ed., Josephus: The Essential Works (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel, 1994), p. 281.
He was otherwise known as James the Just of Jerusalem, the first bishop of the church (see Acts 15 and Eusebius, Church History). The discovery of what may well be his ossuary, first announced by Biblical Archaeology Review in November/December 2002, is still being debated. For more on James, see Ben Witherington III, “Bringing James Out of the Shadows,” and Jerome Murphy-O’Connor, “Where Was James Buried?” in BR, June 2003.