I'm just reading James Tabor's post regarding Prof. James Charlesworth's apparent discovery of the name "Jonah" on the ossuary that purports to have a fish symbol on it. If that turns out to be a true inscription (looks pretty reasonable to me), then that would...
Fish
Update on the Talpiot B Tomb Inscription
For those of you interested in epigraphy, especially that of the Talpiot B "disciples' tomb," here are two follow-up posts in response to the recent offering of Richard Bauckham. One of the major points of contention in the inscription is whether or not the divine...
Something Fishy in Talpiot Tomb B
[UPDATE 3/16/2012: Click here for Prof. James Tabor's response to Robert Cargill's expose, the subject of the original post.] A busy day for Talpiot-related news! Not only did we have the verdict of the James ossuary trial, but yesterday Prof. Robert Cargill posted a...
Talpiot B Fish – With Handles?
Those of you who have been following the discussion over the Talpiot B "fish symbol" will find this of interest. Kudos to Mark Goodacre for posting Amos Kloner's 1980 photograph inside this tomb before it was sealed (see Tabor's report) that is available on the "Jesus...