and i suspect the most accurate response to the question "who was jesus at the time" would be a mixture of all of these different identifications. >> the startling discovery of what some claim to be the burial box of jesus' brother james reopened the biggest detective story of all time. the mystery of jesus the man. the plane limestone container called an asuary, is inscribed with a tantalizing clue in aramaic, the language jesus spoke. "james son of joseph, brother of jesus." the public was enthralled. from people who flocked to see the display to biblical scholars around the world. could this be the first physical evidence that jesus walked the earth? so when the israeli authorities alleged eight months after its discovery that the ossuary's inscription was forged, the quest for the historical jesus