Biblical Archaeology
“Gabriel’s Revelation”: Was Jesus’ Resurrection a Sequel?
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008The short answer is ‘no.’
TIME
A 3-ft.-high tablet romantically dubbed “Gabriel’s Revelation” could challenge the uniqueness of the idea of the Christian Resurrection. The tablet appears to date authentically to the years just before the birth of Jesus and yet — at least according to one Israeli scholar — it announces the raising of a messiah [...]
The oldest Christian church?
Friday, June 13th, 2008A series of 8 photographs, from: guardian.co.uk
Archaeologists in Jordan announced on Tuesday the discovery of a cave under the church of St Georgeous in Rihab that they believe was used as far back as between 33 AD to 70 AD to shelter early disciples of Jesus Christ - making it the first Christian church in [...]