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Seventy Metal Books Found in Cave in Jordan – Could Be Biggest Find Since the Dead Sea Scrolls

03/30/2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

By FIONA MACRAE – “For scholars of faith and history, it is a treasure trove too precious for price.

This ancient collection of 70 tiny books, their lead pages bound with wire, could unlock some of the secrets of the earliest days of Christianity.

Academics are divided as to their authenticity but say that if verified, they could prove as pivotal as the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947.

On pages not much bigger than a credit card, are images, symbols and words that appear to refer to the Messiah and, possibly even, to the Crucifixion and Resurrection.

Adding to the intrigue, many of the books are sealed, prompting academics to speculate they are actually the lost collection of codices mentioned in the Bible’s Book Of Revelation.”  Read more.

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  1. 03/30/2011 at 6:34 PM
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