Spiritual & Religious

The translation of recently discovered Hebrew inscriptions has revealed that parts of the Bible may be older than believed.The new translation of the inscriptions by Prof. Gershon Galil of the Department of Biblical Studies at the University of Haifa has indicated that the Kingdom of Israel was already around in the 10th century BC and that some biblical texts wouldhave been written hundreds of years earlier than is currently thought.

Prof. Gershon Galil of the University of Haifa who deciphered the inscription: "It indicates that the Kingdom of Israel already existed in the 10th century BCE and that at least some of the biblical texts were written hundreds of years before the dates presented in current research."

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A leading bishop has blasted certain traditional Christmas carols as "nonsense" on the grounds that they have turned Jesus in to a Father Christmas figure. He described songs such as Away in a Manger as "embarrassing"."Some traditional carols are“nonsense” and have turned Jesus into a Father Christmas figure, according to a leading bishop.

Away in a Manger cannot be sung “without embarrassment”, Once in Roy al David’s City is “Victorian behaviour control”; and O Come, All Ye Faithful is misleading, said the Bishop of Croydon, the Rt Rev NickBaines."

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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 to further 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."

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Scientists working on determining the intricacies of human consciousness have found the telltale signature using brain scans which may one day help us better understandboth conscious and unconscious brain processes."A telltale signature of consciousness has been detected that takes us a step closer to disentangling the brain activity underlying conscious and unconscious brain processes."

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