Alleged Forger of Jesus and Joash Inscriptions Arrested

(Jerusalem-AP) -- An Israeli antiquities dealer has been
arrested on suspicion of forging artifacts linked to Jesus and
the Biblical Jewish Temple.
Oded Golan was brought to a Jerusalem court, where police
showed equipment for making forgeries they said was found in his
home, including stencils, stones and partially completed
forgeries.
Golan was involved in the discovery of two items that shook
the religious and archaeological world -- a burial box with the
inscription "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus," and a
tablet inscribed with instructions for caring for Solomon's
temple that purported to date from the reign of King Joash.
The Israel Antiquities Authority declared last month that
both were forgeries.