Biblical Mysteries

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 marked Jesus Christ"s Last Supper on Maundy Thursday but new research by a leading academic suggests they have got the wrong date.  

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Two Roman nails dating back 2,000 years, found in the burial cave of the Jewish high priest who handed Jesus over to the Romans, may be linked to the crucifixion, an Israeli filmmaker has claimed. The gnarled bits of iron, which measure around three inches (eight centimeters) each, were shown to reporters in Jerusalem on Tuesday at the premier of a television documentary series examining the question of whether they could have been the nails used to crucify Jesus. The series is to air from Wednesday in the United States, Canada and South America, and in Israel from May 15. The two nails were first found in Jerusalem 20 years ago when archaeologists uncovered a family tomb believed to be that of Caiaphas, the high priest who handed Jesus over to the Romans to be crucified. One nail was found inside one of 12 limestone coffins found inside the cave, while the second was lying on the floor of the tomb. "Two iron nails were found inside that tomb," said Israeli documentary maker Simcha Jacobovici, who presented the popular series called "The Naked Archaeologist" which was broadcast on The History Channel.

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Did Moses really lead the Israelites out of Egypt and were there really ten plagues ?One religious author has provided textual proof that the Israelites" Exodus from Egypt did indeed happen. In apapyrus titled "The Admonitions of an Egyptian", a man named Ipuwer writes of many events that parrallel what is written in the bible.

This question has puzzled biblical scholars, archeologists and all those interested in solving one of the Old Testament"s most intriguing mysteries. Was the story of the Israelites fleeing Egypt after years of slavery history or myth?  

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A set of 70 books found in Jordan are being hailed as a find more important than the Dead Sea Scrolls.They were discovered somewhere between 2005 and 2007 and are now being kept in Israel, however the Jordanian government is fighting to get them back. The books are thought to be one of the earliest Christianwritings ever found and could hold vital details about the death and resurrection of Jesus.

They could be the earliest Christian writing in existence, surviving almost 2,000 years in a Jordanian cave. They could, just possibly, change our understanding of how Jesus was crucified and resurrected, and how Christianity wasborn.  

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