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Here\u2019s a round-up<\/a> of the latest on the Talpiot tombs<\/a> and related matters<\/a>.<\/p>\n

James Tabor blogged that some seem inclined to say that the image on the ossuary is \u201canything but a fish<\/a>.\u201d Bob Cargill agrees<\/a>. Bob also commented on Nina Burleigh\u2019s article<\/a> (the article itself is here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Antonio Lombatti<\/a> has an article in The Bible and Interpretation<\/em> on fish iconography in tombs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Steve Caruso has more discussion of image perspective adjustment, with examples<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tom Verenna talks about the wider issue of data interpretation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ben Witherington shared a link<\/a> to Larry Hurtado\u2019s post about earlier claims comparable to those made about the Talpiot tombs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Times of Israel highlighted the fact that we have only one lone piece of archaeological evidence for the practice of crucifixion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"