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Ancient Burial May Reveal Home of Biblical Figure

Contributor: Trevor Hammack | Victory Baptist Church

An ancient burial box recovered from antiquities looters three years ago contains a mysterious inscription that could reveal the home of the family of the figure Caiaphas, who is infamous for his involvement in the biblical story of the crucifixion of Jesus.

The burial box, also called an ossuary, was discovered in 1990, but the inscription was just recently verified as legitimate (and not the result of forgers trying to increase an artifact's value) by Yuval Goren of Tel Aviv University and Boaz Zissu of Bar Ilan University. The box is made of limestone, is covered in decorative rosettes and has an inscription.

In the Bible story of Jesus' crucifixion, a Jewish high priest named Caiaphas is said to have organized the plot to kill Jesus. ...

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"the researchers said in a statement, but it more probably refers to a geographical location, likely that of Caiaphus' family's village of origin."

"more probably refers"
"likely that of"

Such positive statements coming from these men of science???

No wonder that these are the kinds of schools of thought which produce evolution and other speculative hypotheses by men of "science?"

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