Resurrecting the brother of Jesus : the James Ossuary controversy and the quest for religious relics / edited by Ryan Byrne and Bernadette McNary-Zak.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Byrne, Ryan.

McNary-Zak, Bernadette.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

James Ossuary.

Protestant churches--Doctrines.

Protestant churches.

James, Brother of the Lord, Saint.

James.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 2002 a burial box of skeletal remains purchased anonymously from the black market was identified as the ossuary of James, the brother of Jesus. Transformed by the media into a religious and historical relic overnight, the artifact made its way to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, where 100,000 people congregated to experience what had been prematurely and hyperbolically billed as the closest tactile connection to Jesus yet unearthed. Within a few months, however, the ossuary was revealed to be a forgery. Resurrecting the Brother of Jesus offers a critical evaluation of the popular

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-908844-6-6

979-88-9313-385-1

1-4696-0478-7

0-8078-9549-0

OCLC:

646875489