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The truth is that almost everyone—scholar and layperson—believes that the James Ossuary inscription (“James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus”) is a forgery.

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Footnotes

André Lemaire, “Burial Box of James, the Brother of Jesus,” BAR 28:06.

See “Update: Who Will Stand Up?” BAR 31:03

James A. Harrell, “Flawed Geochemistry,” BAR, 30:01.

Strata, “Leading Scholar Lambastes IAA Committee,” BAR, 33:06.