Could Judah, son of Jesus have been the �Beloved Disciple� mentioned in the Gospels? If the �Judah� of ossuary 80/501 was still alive after the crucifixion, he would have been protected by Jesus� followers. If spoken of at all, he would have been referred to in code.
The child of a pretender to the throne would have been a target, especially in those turbulent times, with Jewish revolt in the air and the Romans not on their home turf.
A glance through history reveals that the Romans killed heirs to those who were contenders for kingship, even as they let siblings live. And a son of Jesus would have been a claimant to the Davidic throne.
