Resurrecting the brother of Jesus : the James Ossuary controversy and the quest for religious relics / edited by Ryan Byrne and Bernadette McNary-Zak.
Material type: TextPublication details: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 215 pages)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 0807895490
- 9780807895498
- 9781469604787
- 1469604787
- 0807832987
- 9780807832981
- 225.9/3 22
- BS2454.J3 R47 2009eb
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Ryan Byrne & Bernadette McNary-Zak -- Archaeological context and controversy : the bones of James unpacked / Byron R. McCane -- The brother of Jesus in Toronto / Thomas S. Bremer -- Finding true religion in the James Ossuary : the conundrum of relics in faith narratives / Bernadette McNary-Zak -- Christian artifacts in documentary film : the case of the James Ossuary / Milton Moreland -- Anatomy of a cargo cult : virginity, relic envy, and hallowed boxes / Ryan Byrne -- Overcoming the James Ossuary and the legacy of biblical archaeology / Jonathan L. Reed -- Epilogue : objects, faith, and archaeoporn / Ryan Byrne & Bernadette McNary-Zak.
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This collection of essays explores the circumstances of an archaeological hoax in which a box of skeletal remains was passed off as belonging to James, the brother of Jesus. Contributors discuss the role of media sensationalism, the use and misuse of religion, and the responsibilities of scholars as public interpreters of discoveries with religious significance.
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