The Brother of Jesus The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family
Shanks, Hershel
The Brother of Jesus The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family Hershel Shanks, Ben Witherington - U.S.A HarperSanFrancisco 2003 - 226tr. Hardcover, Illustration 24 cm
The discovery of a limestone burial box with the inscription ""James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus"" set the world of biblical archaeology abuzz. Could this be the first tangible proof of Jesus' existence? Hershel Shanks, celebrated for making biblical archaeology accessible to general readers, and Ben Witherington III, leading New Testament expert, reveal not only what the discovery means for understanding the Bible, but what it shows about the family of Jesus and the earliest Christians--and what it may mean for the most fundamental and deeply held beliefs of the church.
9780060556600, 0060556609
Bible -- New Testament -- Biography
Christianity -- Origin
James -- Brother of the Lord, Saint
232.9 / S524-H57
The Brother of Jesus The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family Hershel Shanks, Ben Witherington - U.S.A HarperSanFrancisco 2003 - 226tr. Hardcover, Illustration 24 cm
The discovery of a limestone burial box with the inscription ""James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus"" set the world of biblical archaeology abuzz. Could this be the first tangible proof of Jesus' existence? Hershel Shanks, celebrated for making biblical archaeology accessible to general readers, and Ben Witherington III, leading New Testament expert, reveal not only what the discovery means for understanding the Bible, but what it shows about the family of Jesus and the earliest Christians--and what it may mean for the most fundamental and deeply held beliefs of the church.
9780060556600, 0060556609
Bible -- New Testament -- Biography
Christianity -- Origin
James -- Brother of the Lord, Saint
232.9 / S524-H57