print email comment close Jerusalem's Burial Box Controversy URL: http://archaeology.about.com/cs/neareastern/a/bonebox1.htm Description: This article discusses the controversy in the world of biblical archaeology over the finding of an empty limestone burial box with the Aramaic inscription, "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus." While noted French paleographer André Lemaire confirmed the box's authenticity, some issues raised are on the provenance of the box, the relative commonality of the three names in the era, and the lack of peer-review. An About.com site. Publisher: About Inc. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Bible -- Antiquities Church history James, Brother of the Lord, Saint LII Database Information: Record 2481 created by Julianna Hamann on 10/29/2002 Last modification on 02/22/2004 Published: 10/29/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2481