Public will be able to see limestone box that may have been casket for Jesus’ brother

Ancient burial box is inscribed 'James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus'

BY MATTHEW KALMAN / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10

TEL AVIV — A modest limestone casket could be the first object ever found from the family of Jesus Christ.

The stone burial box bearing the inscription "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" has been hidden from public view at the Israel Antiquities Authority since 2003.

READ THE STORY HERE: http://jamesossuarytrial.blogspot.co.il/2013/11/iaa-releases-ossuary.html

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Matthew Kalman is the former editor in chief of THE JERUSALEM REPORT and a sought-after media commentator and public speaker. A correspondent and filmmaker based in Jerusalem since 1998, he has reported for TIME, Newsweek, the Boston Globe, London Sunday Times, USA Today, Toronto Globe & Mail, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Daily News, the Chronicle of Higher Education and the London Daily Mail.
His television reporting includes PBS in the United States, Channel 4 News UK and CTV in Canada. He is a frequent contributor to radio news programmes in Canada and Britain.
Matthew graduated from Cambridge University in 1983. He has an MA (Cantab) in History.
He co-directed the documentary Circumcise Me: The Comedy of Yisrael Campbell which has been selected for dozens of film festivals and events across the US, Canada, Australia and Britain.
Matthew can be reached at matthewkalman@gmail.com