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Claims burial box held bones of Jesus' brother

It's been dubbed the fraud trial of the century, and its been underway for seven years. Tonight, a judge in Israel will decide whether a 2,000 year old burial box is the only artefact ever discovered, with a direct link to Jesus Christ.

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It's been dubbed the fraud trial of the century, and its been underway for seven years.

Tonight, a judge in Israel will decide whether a 2,000 year old burial box is the only artefact ever discovered, with a direct link to Jesus Christ.

The box was found in Israel a decade ago -- with an inscription saying it held the bones of Jesus's brother, James.

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The Israeli Antiquities Authority claims the inscription was added by the artefact's owner.

He maintains it's real.

And there are some heavyweight scholars lined up on both sides.


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