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Rare Seal Bearing Jesus Image Found In Tiberias
Haaretz Daily ^
| 11-18-2005
| Eli Ashkenazi
Posted on 11/18/2005 12:36:58 PM PST by blam
Last update - 08:55 18/11/2005
Rare seal bearing Jesus image found in Tiberias
By Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz Correspondent
A rare seal bearing a picture of Jesus on one side was discovered at an archeological dig in the old city of Tiberias on Thursday.
The other side of the seal, which dates from the sixth century, depicts a cross and bears the inscription "Christos."
The seal was discovered by two volunteers, employees of the American and British embassies.
Prof. Yizhar Hirschfeld of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who is directing the dig, said the seal apparently belonged to a high-ranking church official, and indicated that the church in Tiberias "was stronger than we had thought."
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: archaeology; bearing; found; history; image; jesus; rare; seal; tiberias
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To: pgyanke
I was thinking more on the lines of the Mickey Mouse cows that farmers out in Iowa sell to the Disney Corp.
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posted on
11/18/2005 1:14:29 PM PST
by
Sensei Ern
(Now, IB4Z! http://trss.blogspot.com/)
To: blam
Pope in the pancake..
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posted on
11/18/2005 1:32:56 PM PST
by
Jaxter
("Vivit Post Funera Virtus")
To: blam
The Discovery Channel had a special on a few years ago on what Christ may have looked like. The sculpture was made from best guesses after factoring in location, race, time of the century, family circumstance, etc. I remember saving it from TV. Here it is:
To: fisherman90814
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posted on
11/18/2005 1:38:30 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(It's no coincidence that the Democrat mascot is a jackass.)
To: vrwinger
rare seal?Yes, please! A big slice, please.
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posted on
11/18/2005 1:48:22 PM PST
by
magslinger
(At the end of the day the only truly educated people are autodidacts.)
To: vrwinger
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posted on
11/18/2005 1:55:49 PM PST
by
MeanWestTexan
(Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
To: evets
Brian Wilson, 1967?
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posted on
11/18/2005 1:57:30 PM PST
by
JennysCool
(Non-Y2K-Compliant)
To: Eastbound
Apparently, the Son of God also robbed a 7-11 from that picture.
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posted on
11/18/2005 1:57:35 PM PST
by
MeanWestTexan
(Many at FR would respond to Christ "Darn right, I'll cast the first stone!")
To: FlingWingFlyer
He claims he's been treated like a secong class citizen. So, here's an attorney, in OUR courts and he said what??
Maybe his problem doesn't arise from being an atheist. He's an attorney!! Wake up, Newdow!! (I've never even heard an atheist joke.)
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posted on
11/18/2005 2:06:09 PM PST
by
Sacajaweau
(God Bless Our Troops!!)
To: Eastbound
I doubt Christ ate that well.
To: MeanWestTexan; Last Dakotan
My guess is that it wouldn't make any difference what he looked like if you were a blind man and wanted to receive your sight. ;)
To: blam
I'm following it closely on E-bay as we write......
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posted on
11/18/2005 2:57:03 PM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(I'm tired of idiots and don't have enough ammo to shoot them all.......Jeez, I hate that thought!)
To: blam
Ha... no picture. Par for the course.
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posted on
11/18/2005 2:58:04 PM PST
by
johnny7
(“What now? Let me tell you what now.”)
To: blam
I heard, on one side of the seal, it was dated 13 BC.
To: blam
Thanks Blam. No ping, because I'm about to do the digest, and also am having some trouble with this topic in my browser (iCab) for obscure reasons.
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posted on
11/19/2005 6:01:04 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Down with Dhimmicrats! I last updated my FR profile on Wednesday, November 2, 2005.)
To: AmusedBystander
I'm sure they had no more idea what He looked like than we do today. While I'm sure this is true, the picture of what they thought would be interesting in that I suspect it would not portray Him as European.
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posted on
11/19/2005 6:06:21 AM PST
by
HoustonCurmudgeon
(A right wing Christian, not part of the Christian Right)
To: blam
I have posted a picture of the Tiberias Image at:
http://www.shroudstory.com/tiberias.htm
Yes, there are definate points of comparison to the shroud image. There are a whole bunch of people looking at that.
As of now I don't have an opinion.
Shroudie
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posted on
11/22/2005 1:42:47 PM PST
by
shroudie
(http://www.shroudstory.com)
To: JennysCool
More like 'Brian Wilson's brain circa 1967'.
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posted on
11/22/2005 1:50:40 PM PST
by
CIBvet
(Thanks to all who sat in their lawn-chairs to prove we can protect the U.S Border .... REAL Patriots)
To: RetSignman
Hmm...could be a couple reasons for that.
Though I have heard multiple theories that posit that, while there was a Jesus somewhere in that land, that the mythology of Jesus Christ springs from other sources.
I even heard one that said Julius Caesar was the basis! lol
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posted on
11/22/2005 1:53:10 PM PST
by
Skywalk
(Transdimensional Jihad!)
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