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Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 ryan byrne & bernadette mcnary-zak Archaeological Context and Controversy The Bones of James Unpacked 19 byron r. mccane The Brother of Jesus in Toronto 31 thomas s. bremer Finding True Religion in the James Ossuary The Conundrum of Relics in Faith Narratives 59 bernadette mcnary-zak Christian Artifacts in Documentary Film The Case of the James Ossuary 73 milton moreland Anatomy of a Cargo Cult Virginity, Relic Envy, and Hallowed Boxes 137 ryan byrne Overcoming the James Ossuary and the Legacy of Biblical Archaeology 187 jonathan l. reed Epilogue Objects, Faith, and Archaeoporn 207 ryan byrne & bernadette mcnary-zak Index 211 vi Illustrations The James Ossuary in the Royal Ontario Museum 2 The Royal Ontario Museum 52 The decorated ossuary of Caiaphas, high priest of Jerusalem 199 Small sarcophagus from Asia Minor 201 ...

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