Six years ago, media around the world heralded the discovery of a limestone box that purportedly was the earliest known artifact to mention Jesus. An inscription on the side suggested it held the bones of James, the brother of Jesus. The James ossuary made the rounds in North America, only to be taken by the Israeli authorities. They charged the owner with fraud, not only for the ossuary but for other faked antiquities. The story of how this came about is told in the new book Unholy Business: A True Tale of Faith, Greed, and Forgery in the Holy Land. It’s written by People magazine staff writer Nina Burleigh.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Unholy Business
Six years ago, media around the world heralded the discovery of a limestone box that purportedly was the earliest known artifact to mention Jesus. An inscription on the side suggested it held the bones of James, the brother of Jesus. The James ossuary made the rounds in North America, only to be taken by the Israeli authorities. They charged the owner with fraud, not only for the ossuary but for other faked antiquities. The story of how this came about is told in the new book Unholy Business: A True Tale of Faith, Greed, and Forgery in the Holy Land. It’s written by People magazine staff writer Nina Burleigh.
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