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  • Archaeologist discovers parts of New Testament verse on funeral monument

    11/20/2003 1:24:57 PM PST · by Dallas · 43 replies · 1,922+ views
    Archaeologist discovers parts of New Testament verse on funeral monument The Associated Press - JERUSALEMA barely legible clue _ the name Simon carved in squiggly Greek letters _ beckoned from high up on the weather-beaten facade of an ancient burial monument.Their curiosity piqued, two Jerusalem scholars applied a squeeze _ a simple 19th century technique of spreading paper mush over a surface _ and uncovered six previously invisible lines of inscription, most of it a verse from the New Testament (Luke 2:25).The inscription _ believed to be the first New Testament passage found on an ancient shrine in the Holy...
  • Biblical clue found on ancient shrine

    11/20/2003 9:32:53 PM PST · by yonif · 43 replies · 942+ views
    CNN ^ | Friday, November 21, 2003 | AP
    <p>JERUSALEM (AP) -- A barely legible clue -- the name "Simon" carved in Greek letters -- beckoned from high up on the weather-beaten facade of an ancient burial monument.</p> <p>Their curiosity piqued, two Jerusalem scholars uncovered six previously invisible lines of inscription: a Gospel verse -- Luke 2:25.</p>