Biblical texts "hundreds of years older"

A lead on the Ark of the Covenant

Submitted by Da Verminator: When last we saw the lost Ark of the Covenant in action, it had been dug up by Indiana Jones in Egypt and ark-napped by Nazis, whom the Ark proceeded to incinerate amidst a tempest of terrifying apparitions. But according to Tudor Parfitt, a real life scholar-adventurer, Raiders of the Lost Ark had it wrong, and the Ark is actually nowhere near Egypt. In fact, Parfitt claims he has traced it (or a replacement container for the original Ark), to a dusty bottom shelf in...

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Jesus may have visited England

A Scottish academic as part of a new film entitled "And Did Those Feet" has suggested that Jesus may have come to the Britain to further his eduction in the little known years ofhis life before the age of 30."Jesus Christ could have come to Britain tofurther his education, according to a Scottish academic. . Church of Scotland minister Dr Gordon Strachan makes the claim in a new film entitled And Did ThoseFeet." View: Full Arti...

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Was Eden in the Kalahari desert ?

A new genetic survey of people in Africa has suggested that the Kalahari desert in southwest Africa could be the origin of modern humans, the "Garden of Eden" where we first emerged some 200,000 years ago."Locations for the Garden of Edenhave been offered many times before, but seldom in the somewhat inhospitable borderland where Angola and Namibia meet. . " View: Full Article | Source: Times ofIndia...

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Was there really a "Great Flood" ?

The story of the "Great Flood" that lead to Noah building an ark as described in the Bible has intrigued historians and scientists for centuries. But was there really a flood of this magnitude or was it a representation of something more down to earth ?"Approximately 9,000 to 5,000 years ago in the northern Turkish province ofSinop, an event of spectacular historic magnitude took place. . So spectacular, in fact, that som...

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Moses Red Sea parting explained ?

Researchers exploring the story of Moses parting the Red Sea might have uncovered an alternative explanation.According to research the wind needed to part the water of the Red Sea would be blowing in the wrong direction, instead a steady 62-mile-per-hour wind over a lake at the end of the Nilecould have been sufficient to expose aland bridge over which the Israelites could have crossed. . To drive away the waters and part the Red Sea, Moses needed a different location than previously t...

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Ancient flood may have spurred Noahs Ark

A new study suggests that the biblical story of Noah"s Ark may have been spurred by a much smaller flood that occured somewhere around 9000 years ago."The ancient flood that some scientists think gave riseto the Noah story may not have been quite so biblical in proportion, a new study says. Researchers generally agree that, during awarming period about 9,400 years ago, an onrush of seawater from the Mediterranean spurred a...

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Archeologists find Old Testament seal in Israel

Copyright © Top NewsArchaeologists have found a seal impression belonging to a minister of the Biblical King Zedekiah, which dates back 2,600 years, during an archeological dig in Jerusalem's ancient City of David in Israel.According to a report in The Australian, the seal impression, or bulla, with the name Gedalyahu ben Pashur, who served as minister to King Zedekiah (597-586 BCE) according to the Book of Jeremiah, was found just meters away from a separate seal impression of anot...

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Is recent Noahs Ark claim a hoax ?

A former member of the expedition who recently claimed to have found Noah"s Ark in Turkey has stated that it was a hoax.Randall Price has claimed that in 2008 the wooden beams and planks from an old structure by the Black Sea were transported up to Mount Ararat in Turkey by Kurdish laborers. Further doubt has been cast by the presence of cobwebs in the corners of awooden compartment photographed at the site of the alleged discovery. It took nearly 5,000 years to unearth Noah"s Ark -- a...

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Was the Last Supper 24 hours earlier?

A University of Cambridge scientist believes the meal took place one day earlier than thought.Professor Colin Humphreys has conducted a new study that suggests the Last Supper was on the Wednesday before Jesus" crucifixion based on a combination of historical, astronomical and Biblical research. Humphreys is hopingthat his find may help to finally introduce a fixed date for Easter. Christians have long markedJesus Christ"s Last Supper on Maundy Thursday but new research by a leadi...

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Ark of the Covenant "will not be revealed"

After a recent announcement involving the unveiling of the Ark of the Covenant millions waited with baited breath, now it has been claimed that there was never any intention to reveal it with blame being passed to the journal that published the news."Yesterday, millions were waiting to watch eagerlythe Ark of the Covenant revealed. . A day passed but it was not made public. “No, the ark is not going to be revealed. Nobody ...

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