The Brother of Jesus
Subtitle: The Dramatic Story & Meaning of the First Archaeological Link to Jesus & His Family
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: March 16, 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780060581176
First sentence: To say that Andre Lemaire is always on the prowl doesn't sound very scholarly.
Description: The discovery of a limestone burial box with the inscription, "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" set the world of biblical archaeology abuzz. Hershel Shanks and Ben Witherington III reveal not only what the discovery means for understanding the Bible, but also what it shows about the family of Jesus and the earliest Christians.