Ancient Manuscript Discovery has 'Da Vinci Code' Touch (Claims to have Bible Figure Biographies)

Scotsman ^ | Thu 28 Apr 2005 | Gemma Collins and Vicky Shaw

[hoagy62]

This sounds goofier than a three-headed fish.

[wideawake]

During the 17th century in England, because of the upheavals of the Civil War and Oliver Cromwell's destruction of the established church, almost every wacky theory imaginable had dedicated followers.

There were free-love sects of "Christians" who practiced orgies, those who went about "naked for a sign", a revival of Arianism, two-seed theories that still have adherents today, etc.

It doesn't surprise me that such a manuscript could have emerged in those days.

[joshhiggins]

"An ancient document,... believed to date from the 17th century"

[mlc9852]

Yeah, I thought the same thing.

[A.J.Armitage]

How is the 17th century ancient? This manuscript has no more value than one written today.

[Sam Cree]

So...whatdoyathink?

[Domestic Church]

Ping!

"It was unearthed in the depths of the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth..."

[Ole Okie]

"It was unearthed in the depths of the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth..."

Is that near the Dead Sea?

Ancient manuscript = 4th century and before. This article is mislabeled.

13 pounds sounds about right.

[stylin19a]

....contains biographical details of every person in the Bible.

I'm having a tough time suspending disbelief. Let me know when they get to the biography of the "bad" thief.

[ThreePuttinDude]

Does CBS, Dan Blather, Mary Mopes, etc have anything to do with this??

What was the type face on the report????

[stevem]

How is the 17th century ancient? This manuscript has no more value than one written today.

You musta forgot about the part that says it was carefully researched.

[HitmanLV]

An ancient document...believed to date from the 17th century...

Man, the threshold for 'ancient' is pretty low, huh?

[muawiyah]

Then, too, the antinomianists rose up spreading their heresy among all sorts of Christians, and they haven't disappeared yet.

[JohnnyZ]

13 pounds sounds about right.

More than that. Publish it as is and lots of suckers will buy copies.

[swilhelm73]

Well any old book like this could be interesting, what exactly makes a 17th century text on Biblical events in any way authoritative?

[A.J.Armitage]

Are you serious?

[Myrddin]

"It was unearthed in the depths of the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth..."

The archives at that library are amazing. The staff retrieved the original 1851 guardianship document that placed my great grandfather and his sisters in the care of his uncle in Llanfihangel y Creuddyn. The staff graciously made a full 1:1 photocopy of the original paper.

The staff speaks excellent English. Most also speak excellent Welsh. I took advantage of speaking both languages at the library. There are few places in the U.S. where I can do that :-)

[Atchafalaya]

lol

[Nataku X]

Let's throw out all the Bibles and adopt the fiction The Da Vinci Code as the new Christian Holy Book.