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Investigators may have discovered earliest evidence of Christian iconography in Jerus

Muthukali

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Investigators using a robotic arm equipped with a remote-controlled camera have discovered what is being called the earliest evidence of Christian iconography in Jerusalem.

The newly discovered ossuary carries a Greek inscription calling on God to "raise up" someone, which is being interpreted as an early reference to the biblical resurrection of Jesus.

A second limestone box appears to show the carved image of a fish, which may be a reference to the biblical prophet Jonah. This would be a historical first, as references to the resurrection had not previously been discovered before the 2nd century.

"If anyone had claimed to find either a statement about resurrection or a Jonah image in a Jewish tomb of this period I would have said impossible -- until now," University of North Carolina scholar James Tabor said in a statement. "Our team was in a kind of ecstatic disbelief, but the evidence was clearly before our eyes, causing us to revise our prior assumptions."

As significant as this discovery is, it may itself be buried under renewed discussion over the potential discovery of a tomb inscribed with the names of the biblical Jesus and his family. The investigators, lead by University of North Carolina scholar Tabor, are the same team who five years ago claimed to have made "The Jesus Discovery."

"This does reopen the whole question about the 'Jesus Tomb," Tabor told MSNBC. Yahoo News contacted Tabor, but is still waiting for a response.

In addition to his efforts on the "The Jesus Discovery," Tabor is also working on a new translation of the Bible, known as the Original Bible Project. He contributed to a controversial TV documentary called, "The Lost Tomb of Jesus," which received significant attention at the time of its release, since it was produced in partnership with Academy Award winning director James Cameron.

The new discovery is actually part of an earlier finding made by Tabor and his team. However, the Israeli government shut down the initial investigation due to protests from local religious groups. A house was built on top of the excavation site, which is now referred to as the "Patio Tomb," because a patio literally rests on top of the site. Tabor and his team were finally able to receive cooperation from the Israeli government by using the robotic technology to explore underneath the site.

"This inscription has something to do with resurrection of the dead, either of the deceased in the ossuary, or perhaps, given the Jonah image nearby, an expression of faith in Jesus' resurrection," Tabor said in the statement, referring to the "raise up" inscription on the ossuary.


"We now have the new archaeological evidence, literally written in stone, that can guide us in properly understanding what Jesus' earliest followers meant by their faith in Jesus' resurrection from the dead — with his earthly remains, and those of his family, peacefully interred just yards away," Tabor and Jacobovici wrote.

However, skeptics say that Tabor is attempting to connect circumstantial evidence to his larger theory of the so-called Jesus Tomb.

"The attempt to connect [the Patio Tomb] to the other tombs is sheer conjecture, unless the tombs were connected," Ben Witherington, a New Testament scholar at Asbury Theological Seminary, told MSNBC.
 

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sigh...................still clutching at straws..................


to prove that a FICTIONAL character called Jesus actually existed.........................LOL




they'll have better luck proving that Godzilla was real.......................
 

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You'll like to know about Sir Lloyd Geering. He was known as the last western heretic. He basically was the last westerner to be charged with heresy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Geering

In 1967 Geering gained a high profile when he was charged with "doctrinal error" and "disturbing the peace and unity of the (Presbyterian) church".[3] The case was brought before the 1967 General Assembly of the PCANZ, and dismissed without being much discussed.[4] The charges were brought by a group of conservative laymen and a conservative minister. During his church trial he claimed that the remains of Jesus lay somewhere in Palestine and that the resurrection had been wrongfully interpreted by churches as a resuscitation of the body of Jesus. He also rejects the notion that God is a supernatural being who created and continues to look over the world.[5]

[video=youtube;41LNYusKhfs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41LNYusKhfs&list=PLBA1273B1BAB3B174&feature=plpp_play_all[/video]

sigh...................still clutching at straws..................


to prove that a FICTIONAL character called Jesus actually existed.........................LOL




they'll have better luck proving that Godzilla was real.......................
 

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Re: Investigators may have discovered earliest evidence of Christian iconography in J

sigh...................still clutching at straws..................


to prove that a FICTIONAL character called Jesus actually existed.........................LOL



they'll have better luck proving that Godzilla was real.......................

if Godzilla is real, then ultraman also real lo.... Lmao.....
 

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Re: Investigators may have discovered earliest evidence of Christian iconography in J

if Godzilla is real, then ultraman also real lo.... Lmao.....




Godzilla and Ultraman much much more real than Jesus...............

we saw them on TV mah..............


yet, there not a single scrap of evidence that Jesus ever existed................
 

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yet, there not a single scrap of evidence that Jesus ever existed................
Although I don't consider myself a proper Christian (because I've not been baptized), I think the simple reason that there's no "evidence" for Jesus Christ's existence is that his body (together with his soul) rose from the dead on Easter Sunday after he died on Good Friday, and then ascended into Heaven around 40 days later. His mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, also had her body and soul taken into Heaven after she died some years later.

Therefore, the only "evidence" for such miracles is FAITH.
There's no visible/scientific proof because it's simply not possible to produce such proof.
So it all boils down to whether one believes (or wants to believe) or not...
 

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Although I don't consider myself a proper Christian (because I've not been baptized), I think the simple reason that there's no "evidence" for Jesus Christ's existence is that his body (together with his soul) rose from the dead on Easter Sunday after he died on Good Friday, and then ascended into Heaven around 40 days later. His mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, also had her body and soul taken into Heaven after she died some years later.

Therefore, the only "evidence" for such miracles is FAITH.
There's no visible/scientific proof because it's simply not possible to produce such proof.
So it all boils down to whether one believes (or wants to believe) or not...

suspending the law of nature and physics?

if someone tell you that he/she saw a person that can fly thru the sky unaided or help amputees to grow back their limbs, will you believe? of course not! you will be very skeptical about that supernatural claims. So,... can you extend that same skepticism to the claims of turning water into wine, raise from the dead, sun suspended over the sky, talking snake, world flood and healing the blind to see?

skepticism is a healthy approach,. whoever tries to sell you snake oil, you will question their ignorance, motives and delusions.

Here's James Randi..
[video=youtube;WSzQC1zKesU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSzQC1zKesU[/video]
 

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lianbeng remembered some archeologists found the remains of Joah's Ark at Mt. Ararat.:biggrin:
 

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lianbeng remembered some archeologists found the remains of Joah's Ark at Mt. Ararat.:biggrin:




sure..................an ark that's so small.................it's a wonder how Noah and his family can keep enough water and food to keep just his family alive.....................never mind the animals...............



and i bet after going to South America and Australia to animals there................Noah then travelled back there to put the animals back.......................
 
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