Monks use hi-tech camera to read ancient texts

Reuters ^ | June 19, 2005 | Tom Perry

[NYer]

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[ASA Vet]

Pinging Mr. Blam

Didn't you tell us about this a couple months ago?

[NYer]

Many Catholics are not aware that the Church is both Western and Eastern. The Patriarchs and Bishops seen in this picture come from some of the 22 different Catholic Rites, including Byzantine, Armenian, Coptic, Chaldean, Melkite, Maronite, Ukrainian, and Ruthenian. A Roman Catholic may attend Mass at any of the Eastern Catholic Churches and fulfill their Sunday obligation.

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[Bahbah]

How incredibly fascinating.

[YoungKentuckyConservative]

Very cool post! Anyone have any luck finding the website for Saint Catherine's Monastery? I tried googlin' it and came up empty handed. Would love to have this referenced and check their website now and then to see what has been posted.

I've been heavily engrossed in The Nephilim and the Pyramid of the Apocalypse as of late, and this is a wonderful follow-up to that. I'd encourage any believers in God, or folks just fascinated with the question of how the pyramids could possibly have been built, to take a few hours to read the book. It's an engaging and fun fact-based read.

Thanks again for the post, Nyer.

[blam]

"Didn't you tell us about this a couple months ago?"

Sorry. I can't remember.

[ASA Vet]

I asked that before reading the entire article. Your post was similar, but not the same story. Never mind.

[brooklyn dave]

But don't try and go to communion in an Orthodox Chuch because they won't let you. Communion really means communion there (in communion with the bishop and under his authority, not just belief in the real presence)

[NYer]

Anyone have any luck finding the website for Saint Catherine's Monastery? I tried googlin' it and came up empty handed.

Did a google on "st. catherine" + egypt .... et voila!

St. Catherine's Monastery

There are extensive links at this site. Enjoy!

[wagglebee]

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[wagglebee]

It would seem that the monks made a mistake of allowing the Codex to be removed by the German; however, I have little doubt that the Russian communists who sold it knew full well it wasn't their's to sell, they just needed the money.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Waggs, will ping the list when I get home.

[Young Werther]

The Arthur Clark's "The 9 Billion Names of God" has a similar story line. They use a computer to write down the 9 billion names. As the computer consultant is descending from their mountaintop monestary he wonders what effect the compilation of these names will have.

I remember the last line of the story, "..and as he looked into the night sky the stars begin to blink out!"

[SunkenCiv]

I thought I'd seen at least one earlier topic on this, but found them not. Did find this related one, also from the FF era of GGG:

Archaeologist discovers parts of New Testament verse on funeral monument
AP
Posted on 11/20/2003 1:24:57 PM PST by Dallas
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1025907/posts

[SunkenCiv]

I wonder if the Egyptian gov't keeps this place secure (y'know, from the car bombings of the mass-murdering Moslems)?

[Lion in Winter]

Well, guess what...wagglebee, the Russian Orthodox Church has just received the right to help the Greek Orthodox Church with its consevatuon activities at the St. Catherine Monastery.And, they are going to fund some of the work.

Looks like the commies did NOT win out in Russia afterall!!

[wagglebee]

What, exactly, are you trying to say?