Imagine a trial in which the issue was whether Jesus of Nazareth actually existed. The United States Constitution, as well as the laws of most western societies, does not allow courts to enter into religious or theological debates. But the trial described in this book was not about theology: it was about archaeology. The issue at the core of the trial was whether a burial ossuary bore the name of Jesus’ brother James, the son of Joseph. The inscription on the ossuary said the following: Ya’akov Bar Yosef Achui Yeshua.  It was written in Aramaic and the name Ya’akov, though generally translated as Jacob, is also translated to mean James, so the names were translated as James, Son of Joseph, brother of Jesus”