During the 1930s, a stone tablet was sent from Nazareth to the Louvre Museum in Paris, which became the focus of religious scholars and biblical archaeologists after its inscription was translated from Greek and was found to be a warning to keep grave robbers away from tombs. The slab was of course heralded as evidence of Jesus’ body having disappeared from his tomb after the biblical resurrection, but the true nature of the so-called Nazareth Inscription has been argued over ever since.
Now, a new paper published in the Journal of Archaeological Science presents the results of chemical analysis of the stone slab, which suggests a much more down to Earth, and less heavenly origin, suggesting the stone may have come from Nazareth but that it had been carved after Greek islanders vandalized the grave of a ruler who died decades before Jesus, according to the paper, which you can read on Science Direct .
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