"- Though he is unconvinced that the ossuary with the crudely scratched inscription "Jesus son of Joseph" is the burial box of the founder of Christianity, Charlesworth is open to the possibility that the tomb, which contained nine more ossuaries, five of them also inscribed, is related to the Jesus clan. "
I have not heard or read more on his work in Israel while on sabbatical.
Indie
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Name:Judith •
Date: 07/01/08 17:40
A: Hello IndieAnna
It is my belief they will find Peter in that Second Tomb.
Name:Sassy •
Date: 07/02/08 21:17
A: I think it's 'politics' which prevents Sincha and crew from exploring the second tomb. Whether or not they ever will be able to, is hard to tell.
However Judith, I doubt it'd be Peter in the tomb next door - his has already been discovered - right near an ossuary for Mary and Martha, and another for Lazarus. (hence, one reason I do not believe Mary of Bethany and Mary Mag are one and the same person, as so many seem to believe.)
James Tabor wrote about this last year on his blog - I did a search on his blog and found it. Here it is:
April 3, 2007
The Case of the Ossuary of Shimon bar Jonah
"In all the controversy over whether or not the Talpiot “Jesus Family tomb” might have been that of Jesus of Nazareth there is another ossuary about which few outside the academic world have ever heard. Rather than stirring worldwide headlines and passionate debate, it has largely gone unnoticed, since it is not a part of the Israeli State Collection. It is presently on display in a small Franciscan museum along the Via Dolorossa that is open only odd hours during the week. As far as I know it has not drawn the attention of Christian pilgrims.
The ossuary was found in 1953 on the Mt. of Olives by the the Franciscan Fr. Bagatti. It was part of in a fascinating necropolis of over a five hundred burial tombs that some scholars have identified, in whole or in part, with the early pre-70 CE Jewish-Christian community–that is, Jewish followers of Jesus who lived, died, and were buried as good Jews. This ossuary is inscribed: Shimon bar Jonah, or in English, “Simon son of Jonah,” the name of the apostle Simon Peter (Matthew 16:17). This name is attested nowhere else, neither in inscriptions nor in literature. Further, the Simon, son of Jonah, ossuary was found just meters away from a tomb just outside of Bethany containing a single ossuary with two indviduals: Mary and Martha, and nearby another, inscribed Lazarus."
Name:Judith •
Date: 07/03/08 5:14
A: Hello Sassy
Aren' t Magdala and Bethany two separate locations?
I did not know they found Mary, Martha, or Lazarus. That's interesting.
However Judith,(hence, one reason I do not believe Mary of Bethany and Mary Mag are one and the same person, as so many seem to believe.)
I have to agree, I do not think they are the same people either. No where is there am meantion Of Mary Magdalene with a sister, that I am aware of.
