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$\"\"$ <\/a> $\"\"$ Several<\/a> blogs<\/a> and other online venues<\/a> have more information about the book The Jesus Discovery<\/a> $\"\"$ <\/em> and what it is that that book has to say<\/a> about possibly Christian ossuaries found in the Talpiot neighborhood of Jerusalem, near the \u201cTalpiot Tomb\u201d that made headlines a few years ago. Let me mention a few of them<\/a>:<\/p>\n

James Tabor<\/a> has a report with photos about the discovered ossuaries in The Bible and Interpretation<\/em><\/a>. There is also a press release from UNC Charlotte<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On<\/a> the ASOR blog<\/a>, Christopher Rollston<\/a> offers an epigrapher\u2019s perspective, in brief<\/a> and in detail<\/a>; and Eric Meyers<\/a> and<\/a> Jodi Magness also have reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bob Cargill<\/a>,\u00a0 Mark Goodacre<\/a>, Stephen Smuts<\/a>, the Bible Places Blog<\/a>, Jim West<\/a>, Mike Heiser<\/a>, Antonio Lambotti<\/a>, and<\/a> others also mention it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"