'Church of the Ark' found on West Bank (Israel)

Telegraph ^ | December 4, 2006 | Harry de Quetteville

[SuziQ]

"We have to decide whether to fix the mosaics here or take them to a museum," said Mr Aharonovitch.

Makes more sense to take them up, dig underneath to seee if they find any more artifacts, then put them back in place, restoring the Church as much as possible, if not as a place of worship, then as a wonderful example of ancient art.

[unionblue83]

Thank you for your service. God Bless you.

[reagan_fanatic]

I would love to visit Israel someday and see the sights.

If you want to see this sight, you'd better hurry up and do it before the muslims confiscate it and declare it a mooselimb 'holy' place and ban all Christians from it.

[Matchett-PI]

http://www.bibleplaces.com/areag.htm

[Matchett-PI]

Correct reference: http://www.bibleplaces.com/areag.htm

[Gideon Reader]

Straighten up.
1,219th holiest site. Gad, I hate it when the facts are bungled up.
:~)

[wayne_b24]

go! we went last fall ('05) and enjoyed it immensely - a life-changing experience, especially for a Christian. never felt unsafe, everybody was cool, even muslims during ramadan.

[Sacajaweau]

Hey, that looks just like my kitchen tile!!

[ArrogantBustard]

What religion do you suppose the Arabs practiced for 800 years between the Resurrection of Our Lord and the depradations of the followers of Mad Mo the Deranged?

[Young Werther]

Here at Shiloh and Walnut Hill roads we could use an ark since a water main broke and flooded Shiloh.

This was a major event for the DFW Monday morning commute. Cars were force to go two by two!

[Aquinasfan]

Jewish residents in the modern settlement of Shiloh, which sits on a hill amidst Palestinian villages, want the team to keep digging.

Well, since it's a church, how about getting the input of Christians?

My guess is that this church was named after the Ark, just as a church today may be named after a saint.

[sageb1]

bookmark

[sauropod]

Gorgeous mosaic.

[stevie_d_64]

Very Ezekial-ish...

Or at least Copper Scroll-ish...Or something...

BTW, I just finish the "Copper Scroll"...Would just be like "Joel R." to leave us hanging like that...

[Just mythoughts]

Great post, awesome find. I do have to add, there are some mighty big clues in the Bible about where that Ark and its contents went.

[Zionist Conspirator]

Hey! I've been to Shiloh!

How could the "first church" have been built at the end of the fourth century?

[Charles Martel]

"Don't look, Marion! Keep your eyes shut!" ...

[maryz]

Ah (that explains a lot!) -- thanks!

[maryz]

I heard from a Muslim I worked with one summer years ago that, pre-Mohammed, Arabs practiced animism. He didn't go into detail, so I can't. :-)

[Cicero]

Actually, I know this sounds crazy, but it's very possible that the lost Ark is in Ethiopia, having been removed from Jerusalem by descendants of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, who became the royal line of Ethiopia.

If you want to read a really interesting story, which I posted here when it came out, have a look at this:

http://www.crisismagazine.com/julaug2002/feature2.htm

The author doesn't absolutely KNOW where the lost ark is, but his travels and hypotheses are extremely interesting. And it's apparently true that the ancient Ethiopian strand of Christianity involves--the Ark.