ans an ossuary. on its side, in arumaec. james, son of joseph, brother of jesus. it came just as we crossed the millennium threshold. we d had the y2k bug and the pope s millennial visit to the holy land and this seemed to be another one of those sort of millennial happenings. it s claimed that this box measuring 10 inches by 20 is no less than the burial casket of james, the brother of jesus christ. the ossuary is so important not just for the fact that it
miss this, an all-new episode of the wonder list, bill weir explores venice and what it will take to save venice from sinking. i m poppy harlow. have a great easter sunday. have a great week. captions by vitac www.vitac.com an ancient burial box inscribed with the name james, son of joseph, brother of jesus. a box that might actually be a connection to jesus christ himself but who was his brother james? the gospels are very clear that jesus had siblings. from doubter. can you imagine if your brother said i m the son of god. to leader. james ran the whole show in jerusalem. but why has james been lost to history? james really is the forgotten
james together as children. joseph sent james into the forest to gather sticks. jesus also went with him. the gospel continues. an abominable snake bit james on the hand and as he lay dying the boy jesus ran to james, and did nothing, but blow on the bite, and immediately the bite was heal healed. james is put there with jesus from the very beginning.
says the brother of jesus, but you have to understand that there is no physical evidence of the existence of jesus of nazareth dating from the time of jesus. there is nothing except the gospels that were written down decades later. this would be the first physical evidence that jesus of nazareth existed. this is such a landmark. i mean, this is the only material evidence, non-literary we have for the family of jesus. i think most people would be extremely surprised to learn that jesus had siblings and even though james is called the brother of jesus in the new testament and most agree up thinking that mary was a virgin and he didn t have siblings so most people would be astonished. the gospels of both math and you mark name jesus brothers as
read and even get his own impression or conclusion. but the dispute over the authenticity of the box has left one lasting legacy. i think james the just is one of the most important figures in earliest christianity, and the controversy about the ossuary has caused people to become more aware of the fact that jesus had brothers and that james was preeminent among them. so why has james s memory been lost to history? we are guided so much by the theology that suggests that mary can t really have had other sons than jesus. this really bad idea that mary s perpetual virgin really kicked jesus s siblings off stage in the history of christianity. the first gospels are written