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To: haqihana who wrote (1331)	10/30/2002 2:04:05 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 6901

Hi Haqi - as far as I can tell, no connection.

To: haqihana who wrote (1331)	10/30/2002 2:30:21 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6901

No connection, haq. The Etheopians have claimed to have the ark of the covenant forever. Most archeologists (if I remember correctly) think they must have an ark, not the ark, since there were several in the ancient world. Did you know that the Temple in Jerusalem had branch offices? There was one in Egypt; the Jewish community in Egypt was very sizeable. But the Etheopians won't let anybody examine the ark. No relation to this supposed "James, brother of Jesus" ossuary at all. Time magazine has some good photos of it where you can see the inscription. The inscription is in two separate hands, very plainly so: Ya'akov ben Yoseph (James son of Joseph) is written in a neat and literate script, Achu'i di Yehoshua (brother of Jesus) is in chicken-scratchings by comparison; the letters are completely dissimilar. Personally, I think the thing is an ancient forgery; somebody saw the James son of Joseph part (about the two most common Jewish names) and decided to make a profit by adding the connection to Jesus. We'll see what the archaeologists decide.