Monday, March 05, 2012

Jesus Discovery latest

THE JESUS DISCOVERY DISCUSSION CONTINUES, and I can't claim to be paying close attention. But here are a couple of blog posts from over the weekend.

ASOR blog: The Talpiyot Unguentarium (Joan Taylor).

Tom Verenna: Some Considerations About the Iconography on the Ossuary.

In brief, both are arguing that the supposed fish-plus-Jonah representation on Talpiyot Tomb B is actually a representation of a jar used for funerary unguent.

In his post on the ASOR blog, Robert Cargill also questions whether the photograph has been altered at some point, and Tom picks up on this. I have not followed the discussion enough to have a view on this, but you can read the various arguments and decide for yourself.

Background here and links.

UPDATE: Here's James McGrath's update for today: Talpiot Tombs Latest (Including Fish-Reorientation and Unguentaria).