In October 2002, the Biblical Archaeology Society announced a discovery which could provide historical evidence for the existence of Jesus.An inscription had been found on an ancient bone box (ossuary) that reads "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus."If authentic, this container provides the only new Testament-era mention of the central figure of Christianity and is the first-ever archaeological discovery to corroborate biblical references to Jesus.This June, the Discovery Channel followed the story of the unearthing in Israel of this ancient ossuary, providing viewers with new information about the discovery of this historic relic and raising questions about Jesus' family life.
2002年10月，圣經考古學會宣布一項發(fā)現，可能提供了耶穌確實存在人世的歷史證據。在一個古代的藏骨柜上發(fā)現了以下的鐫刻文字：“雅名，約瑟之子，耶穌的兄弟”。如果屬實，這座藏骨柜將是“新約時代”首度提及這位基督世界的中心人物，也是第一個能證實圣經提及之耶穌事跡的考古發(fā)現。今年6月，Discovery頻道追蹤了這座古代藏骨棺在以色列的出土過程，提供觀眾有關發(fā)現這個歷史遺物的新資訊，也對耶穌的家庭生活提出了新的疑問。
