Who is Joe Zias? (his paper - CRUCIFIXION IN ANTIQUITY)

The Lost Tomb of Jesus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Tomb_of_Jesus

Joe Zias, former curator of archaeology at the Israeli
Antiquities Authority, described the documentary
"The Lost Tomb of Jesus" in an e-mail to The
Washington Post as a "'hyped up film which is
intellectually and scientifically dishonest.'"

I further recommend this background -

About Joe E. Zias
http://www.joezias.com/cv.html

CRUCIFIXION IN ANTIQUITY - THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL EVIDENCE
By Joe Zias
http://www.joezias.com/CrucifixionAntiquity.html

Qumran Archaeology: More Grave Errors
By Joe Zias
http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/Zias_Qumran_Archaeology.htm

Yours in Christ,
David Christainsen
Newton, Mass USA

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: The real history of the gospel period
    ... David, I'm just telling you the facts. ... Joe Zias - Science and Archaeology Group ... Science and Archaeology Group at the Hebrew University. ... numbering over 75,000, included the Dead Sea Scrolls, pre-historic ...
    (sci.archaeology)
  • Talpiot Tomb - a complete fake
    ... especially Professor Jodi Magness and Joe Zias. ... BTW, I've tried to talk up both on SA but sci.archers ... Qumran archaeology. ... specifically in Christian Origins as far as what ...
    (sci.archaeology)