Is this the Holy Grail?

The Deacon's Bench ^ | April 1, 2014 | Deacon Greg Kandra

[NYer]

The cup, made of agate, gold and onyx, is actually two goblets formed together, the authors claim.

IOW, the cup has been encased in the gold, trimmed with precious stones. Ping!

[cotton1706]

That is not the cup of a carpenter!

[Zathras]

Not a chance.
Looks more 1400AD in style.

[Bobalu]

From "Raiders Of The lost Ark" (The cup of a carpenter)

[D-fendr]

He was not just a carpenter.

[Obadiah]

I highly doubt it. Jesus was the guy who rode into town on the back of a donkey. Doubtful He, along with the twelve, had the practice much less the wherewithal to us such a jewel encrusted goblet as a matter of what was then an otherwise ordinary meal, albeit, the last supper.

[TexasRepublic]

He chose.........poorly.

[Former Fetus]

otherwise ordinary meal

There's nothing ordinary with a Passover meal! But I agree with your point, Jesus wouldn't have used such a goblet.

[Mastador1]

I will stick with my previous reply, sort of.

" Elsa don't cross the seal. The knight warned us not to take the grail from here!"

[Mr. K]

is no one reading the article?

The jewels and gold were ADDED to the cup. The cup is encased inside

[maddog55]

The Deacon’s Bench ^ | April 1, 2014 | Deacon Greg Kandra

April 1st works for me...

[a fool in paradise]

Not saying that “this” is the goblet, but a goblet (or pair of goblets as this may be) could’ve been adorned with gold and jewels centuries after it was made/used. Someone’s idea of embellishing to make it seem more “significant”.

[a fool in paradise]

PING

[Talisker]

Jesus’ cup is His teachings, the wine is the grace that flows to a person who follows those teachings.

[Wiser now]

I have always wondered why anyone believes the cup was even saved. The room was rented. It seems highly unlikely to me that anyone would take the cup along to the Garden, nor does it make sense that any one of the disciples would go back to the room and get it several days later. How would they know which one of a dozen cups, likely all similar clay pottery, would be the cup used by Jesus?
Now it does make perfect sense that the disciples who ran to the tomb did gather up the linen clothes and treasure those over the centuries.

[laweeks]

That is not the cup of a carpenter!

I totally agree with you . . . way too too too expensive looking for a humble carpenter.

[jeffc]

Darn. I thought this was about a ‘59 Les Paul with original PAF’s.

[Resolute Conservative]

I think it was a dixie cup.

[Carpe Cerevisi]

We know what happened the last time someone messed with the holy grail.