My uncle Sol lived around that time too .. I think it’s him.
What the heck. Let's go ahead and revere it anyway.
Pleaze.......................
Is the scull missing? That would be the first clue I would look for.
I don’t know which is sadder, that some people will be all to willing to believe that these are the bones of John the Baptist or that several of the readers who responded to that article believe that dinosaurs can be carbon dated....
These relics were the subject of a NatGeo hour long show.
They were found in a box below what would have been an altar in the ruins of an old church (400AD-500AD). Based on that location, some inscriptions found at the site and the carbon dating, there is reason to be comfortable with the theory.
Being placed below the altar at that time would have meant the reliquary was in a place of veneration. I hope it is true..
Well, I for one think it is likely to BE the bones of John the Baptist.
After all, it was ‘found in a box below what would have been an altar in the ruins of an old church (400AD-500AD). Based on that location, some inscriptions found at the site and the carbon dating, there is reason to be comfortable with the theory, Being placed below the altar at that time would have meant the reliquary was in a place of veneration. I hope it is true...”as post #14 said, (Cardinal14).
And since John is said to have foretold the coming of Christ before being beheaded on the orders of King Herod, with his head served up on a plate, and this is revealed to us now, well, it could be a significant message to the flock.
Not saying it is, but I certainly will consider it. When God speaks, people should listen;)