The Bones of Caiaphas
In November 1990, construction workers in Jerusalem's Peace Forest accidentally broke through the roof of an ancient burial cave. Israeli archaeologists were called in and...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Acts 2:14a, 22-32.
In November 1990, construction workers in Jerusalem's Peace Forest accidentally broke through the roof of an ancient burial cave. Israeli archaeologists were called in and discovered twelve ossuaries — limestone bone boxes common in first-century Jewish burial practice. One ornately carved box bore an Aramaic inscription: "Yehosef bar Qayafa" — Joseph, son of Caiaphas. The high priest who had presided over the trial of Jesus.…
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