The Forgery Trial of the Century
After five years, the “forgery trial of the century” concluded in a Jerusalem courtroom and defendants Oded Golan and Robert Deutsch were acquitted of all major charges against them. In this collection of BAR articles, learn about the infamous James Ossuary and other alleged forgeries.
The James Ossuary
Burial Box of James the Brother of Jesus
BAR, Nov/Dec 2002by André Lemaire
Brother of Jesus Ossuary
BAR, Jul/Aug 2003by Edward J. Keall
Summary report of the Examining Committees for the James Ossuary and Yehoash Inscription
BAR, Sep/Oct 2003Final Blow to IAA Report
BAR, Jan/Feb 2004by James A. Harrell
“Brother of Jesus” Inscription Is Authentic!
BAR, Jul/Aug 2012by Hershel Shanks
The Yehoash Tablet
Is It or Isn’t It?
BAR, Mar/Apr 2003by Hershel Shanks
Don’t Rush to Judgment
BAR, Mar/Apr 2004by David Noel Freedman
Strata: New Study Supports Authenticity of Yehoash Inscription
BAR, May/June 2009Ivory Pomegranate and Other Antiquities
Probable Head of Priestly Scepter from Solomon’s Temple Surfaces in Jerusalem
BAR, Jan/Feb 1984by André Lemaire
Forgery Hysteria Grips Israel
BAR, Sep/Oct 2005Forgery Trial
The Other Shoe: Five Accused of Antiquities Fraud
BAR, Mar/Apr 2005Strata: Forgery Case Collapses
BAR, Jan/Feb 2009Strata: Forgery Trial Now in Hands of Judge
BAR, Jan/Feb 2011Strata: Defendants Acquitted in Forgery Trial
BAR, May/June 2012by Suzanne F. Singer