The fourth episode in the series examines the discovery of a bone-filled casket engraved, "James son of Joseph brother of Jesus," which would reportedly be a blood link to Jesus Christ. There are some nods to possible forgery, but the CNN series, on balance, seems to present this as authentic physical evidence of Christ's brother. A nod to mathematics determines the odds on having the names "James", "Joseph" and "Jesus" appearing in the same family is rare, although the names must have been common in first century Jerusalem. To support the skeleton being Jesus' brother James, we see scenes from their life reenacted. At one point, Little Jesus performs a miracle to heal James...
We're told Mary was a virgin both before and after Jesus' birth, so Jesus and other siblings were fathered by Joseph with other women. With his wife Mary preferring to remain a virgin, Joseph's behavior is understandable. He's said to have fathered several children with other women. Now, if Jesus is the son of Mary (Virgin Mother) and God (Holy Father), and James is the son of Joseph (father) and another woman (the unknown mother), there is likely no DNA link between Jesus and James. Zero. Nada. So, testing the bones from the casket people say are the bones of "James son of Joseph brother of Jesus" for a "blood link" makes no sense. First of all, we're told they didn't result from the same father and mother. Second, there is no reliable blood sample from Jesus to check for a match. This makes the entire investigation pointless.
** The Secret Brother of Jesus (3/22/15) Hugh Ballantyne ~ Adam Bond, Corey Johnson