Actually, it IS ".05 percent." That means it is less than one percent chance of happening. I agree that it could have been stated clearer.
As for the provenance, yes it is a shame that there is none for this artifact. However, there are things they can verify. For example, they can compare the writing style on the ossuary with that of others in the timeframe and verify the style is equivalent (it is). Then they can review if any others have the name of both a father and brother on it (only one does, but there is an example of this occurring). Finally, they look to see if such an item was used in the timeframe suggested by the other evidence. It so happens that in Jerusalem, ossuaries were ONLY used between 20BC and 70AD. It fits. So there is a high possibility of this being authentic and in the right timeframe. But imagine having the bones of James!!!!! K'aya K'ama, Gerald/gary Smith gszion1 @juno.com http://www .geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html "No one is as hopelessly enslaved as the person who thinks he's free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Marc:Michael Posner quotes Hershel Shanks, of the Biblical Archaeological Society, as saying that the odds of the 3 names James, Jesus and Joseph appearing together were ".05 percent." No. The probability is either .05 or it's 5% -- a mistake of two orders of magnitude, akin to estimating Toronto's population at 50 000 instead of 5 million. ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
