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10/26/2002 Entry: "Playing catch up"

Somehow I'd managed to miss this story about the discovery of the ossuary of Jesus' brother James

After nearly 2,000 years, historical evidence for the existence of Jesus has come to light literally written in stone. An inscription has been found on an ancient bone box, called an ossuary, that reads “James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.” This container provides the only New Testament-era mention of the central figure of Christianity and is the first-ever archaeological discovery to corroborate Biblical references to Jesus.

Sad news this week. Richard Harris was a terrific actor - his Cromwell is one of my all-time movie favourites, which probably says a great deal about my taste in cinema. Less high profile, but equally sure to be missed is the great Irish musician Derek Bell, who died recently after minor surgery. RIP both.