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The article focuses on the author's opinion that the James Ossuary, which holds an inscription suggesting Jesus had a brother, is authentic. The article discusses the fact that two expert paleographers, André Lemaire and Ada Yardeni, have agreed that it is authentic, scholars who doubt its authenticity due to its questionable provenance such as professor Eric Meyers of Duke University and the inspection of the ossuary by the Geological Survey of Israel (GSI) who found no reason to believe it fake.

In this article, the author reflects upon the importance of provenance with regard to archaeological objects. Particular focus is given to how the word provenance comes from the Latin word provenire, which means "to come forth, originate." Additional topics discussed include how an unprovenanced object is an object whose origin and chain of custody is unknown or partially unknown, laws relating to unprovenanced objects and how these objects are worth less academically, and the announcement that BAR ("Biblical Archaeology Review") will no longer publish unprovenanced archaeological objects.