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Here\u2019s<\/a> the<\/a> latest<\/a> round-up<\/a> on the Talpiot tomb<\/a> discussion<\/a> in the blogosphere<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The title of this post comes from a post by Bob Cargill which responds to the suggestion that the \u201cfish\u201d on one of the Talpiot ossuaries is inspired by a tropical fish. It includes this image which treats the logic of that claim facetiously but effectively<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tom Verenna\u2019s reference to \u201cleaps in logic\u201d is presumably a funny allusion to the phrase \u201cjumping the shark.\u201d<\/a> Jim West mixes metaphors to drive a stake through the nail through the heart of the ~~coffin<\/del> ossuary<\/a>.<\/p>\n~~

James Tabor posted an example of fish imagery on an ossuary<\/a>, as well as information about the technical side of exploring a tomb of this sort via camera<\/a>. He also shared his latest thoughts on the James ossuary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Steve Caruso notes that some photos used in publicity about the Talpiot tomb have dates in their metadata that don\u2019t mesh with the purported timeline of the investigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This photo from 2008 provides perhaps the closest parallel yet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Christopher Rollston discusses the Aramaic term Mara which featured prominently in the discussion a few years ago regarding Talpiot tomb A<\/a>. He also offered a post about ancient belief in the resurrection<\/a>, and\u00a0 a summary and restatement on the four-lined inscription<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gregory Snyder responds to Rollston\u2019s reading of the inscription<\/a> mentioned above.<\/p>\n

Mike Heiser also blogged about the aforementioned inscription<\/a> and the discussion pertaining to it.<\/p>\n

Mark Goodacre posted on which ossuary is which<\/a>, and updated with photos<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jim West gave an award for the dumbest headline about the James ossuary forgery trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"