[ZION] James ossuary

Latest coverage of the James Ossuary at the Royal Ontario Museum and concurrent meetings of no fewer than three conferences: the conventions of the Biblical Archaeology Society (November 22-24), the Society of Biblical Literature (November 23-26) and the American Schools of Oriental Research (Nove

[ZION] James Ossuary

Straining to find all the punny headlines they can before people lose interest, the Mope & Wail continues its excellent coverage, by "lifting the murky lid" on the "Jesus box" at the Royal Ontario Museum: <

[ZION] James ossuary

I remember once when the Shroud of Turin was in the news and was about to C-14-tested, a family member turned to me and said, "Wouldn't it be wonderful if they could prove it was Jesus's?" I was shocked, and said, "Of course not!" (aside from the fact that it would have been only possible to prove

[ZION] James Ossuary

The ossuary's owner steps forward to tell his story: Globe and Mail, Thursday, 07/11/02 <> -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “The

[ZION] James Ossuary

A nice, in-depth commentary by Dr. Claude Cohen-Matlofsky on the provenance and genuineness of the James Ossuary, from this morning's Globe and Mail: <> -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce

[ZION] James Ossuary develops crack in shipping

I told them not to use Canada Post... <> -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “The first duty of a university is to teach wisdom, not a trade;

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Gary Smith wrote: It fits. So there is a high possibility of this being authentic and in the right timeframe. But imagine having the bones of James! == Grampa Bill comments: But the ossuary is empty... as we would expect if James has been resurrected! Highly likely

[ZION] James Ossuary

It looks like North Americans will ge their first chance to see the ossuary at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto: <> -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Bore

[ZION] James' Ossuary

I just received my Nov/Dec Biblical Archaeology Review magazine in the mail. I'll read it over the next day or so and let you know what it says in more detail than the news reports have given. K'aya K'ama, Gerald/gary Smithgszion1 @juno.comhttp://www .geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html "

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On Thu, 24 Oct 2002 07:56:37 -0400, "Elmer L. Fairbank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > At 20:33 10/23/2002 -0800, BLT wrote: > > >Maybe with satellite technology they will eventually solve the riddle of > >the Ark > >who knows what they might find? > > > Maybe even that pen I set down somewhere a

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>Why? There's no evidence that he's resurrected. The James that ordained >Joseph Smith was James the Greater, brother of John the Apostle. This >James is brother of Jesus, who converted after the resurrection of >Christ, and became the bishop of Jerusalem, as well as author of the book >of James. F

[ZION] James' ossuary

Why? There's no evidence that he's resurrected. The James that ordained Joseph Smith was James the Greater, brother of John the Apostle. This James is brother of Jesus, who converted after the resurrection of Christ, and became the bishop of Jerusalem, as well as author of the book of James. For al

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Oh, they've already solved the mystery of missing socks. That's what the rings of Saturn are made out of. According to my Dad, anyway. "Elmer L. Fairbank" wrote: > At 20:33 10/23/2002 -0800, BLT wrote: > > >Maybe with satellite technology they will eventually solve the riddle of > >the Ark which

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At 20:33 10/23/2002 -0800, BLT wrote: Maybe with satellite technology they will eventually solve the riddle of the Ark which some suppose is on Ararat to this day. Haven't they used sophisticated imaging and satellite technology to find roads and cities buried under the sands of the Arabian p

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At 09:17 PM, Wednesday, 10/23/02, Marc A. Schindler wrote: I'm happy for the world of biblical archaeology, don't get me wrong, and perhaps ironically for someone who's probably perceived as being pro-science, I at least know science's place and certainly its weaknesses. It says nothing about Je

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At 09:00 PM, Wednesday, 10/23/02, Gary Smith wrote: It fits. So there is a high possibility of this being authentic and in the right timeframe. But imagine having the bones of James! No bones, just the box. The bones are long gone. --JWR //

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Gary Smith wrote: > Actually, it IS ".05 percent." That means it is less than one percent > chance of happening. I agree that it could have been stated clearer. > But he meant 1 in 20, which is 5%. I agree that's not clear from the context, but when you read the AP and other wire service repor

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>It fits. So there is a high possibility of this being authentic and in >the right timeframe. But imagine having the bones of James! I think the only way you're going to get the bones of James is if you tug on his LIVING limbs. If you do that Gary I'm sure he'll smack you. ha ha ha ha Pau

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Actually, it IS ".05 percent." That means it is less than one percent chance of happening. I agree that it could have been stated clearer. As for the provenance, yes it is a shame that there is none for this artifact. However, there are things they can verify. For example, they can compare the wr