Would somebody who has read chapter 12 (“The 1962 Forgery of the Caesarea Inscription”) of my book NazarethGate, and who has some expertise editing Wikipedia, please amend the Wiki Nazareth page that presently reads: “A Hebrew inscription found in Caesarea dating to the late 3rd or early 4th century mentions Nazareth as the home of the priestly Hapizzez/Hafizaz family after the Bar Kokhba revolt (AD 132–135).” In fact: the inscription was discovered by the noted forger Dr. Jerry Vardaman (of microletter infamy). He was arrested by the Israeli authorities within hours of his “discovery” of the Nazareth inscription in Caesarea Maritima in 1962. (He was later arrested again on an excavation in Jordan.) There are many additional reasons why the inscription is bogus (e.g., the three parts of the inscription to not match one another in writing and line spacing). All the details are in my chapter. Someone with Wiki expertise should finally intervene to slow down this sort of standard misinformation on Jesus that, yes, misinforms the public. I would do so myself but Wikipedia has a prohibition against “original research.”

If you care to step in and try to rectify this Nazareth misinformation, I would be much obliged (as would all Jesus mythicists). It takes someone willing to engage with the predictable trolls that defend the status quo. I’ll be there to help! (Contact me.) Remember: mythicism will not progress unless/until mythicists are willing to step up and engage where it matters.—Rene Salm