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.

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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