smac97 Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Here:Jordan vows to recover artefacts 'as important as Dead Sea Scrolls' Jordan has vowed to use all means at its disposal to recover a set of artefacts allegedly smuggled into Israel that it believes could constitute the most important Christian texts ever found. One of the metal books - or codices - that is at the centre of a dispute between Jordan, Israel and British archaeologistsBy Adrian Blomfield, Jerusalem 8:57PM BST 29 Mar 2011A British team of archaeologists last week announced the discovery of a hoard of ancient texts that they claim could have been written by contemporaries of Christ and whose existence is hinted at in the Bible's apocalyptic Book of Revelation.Cast in lead and copper, the sealed texts, known as codices, have already become the subject of intrigue worthy of an Indiana Jones plot line.Stories of subterfuge abound, with at least one of the British archaeologists reportedly facing death threats as they try to rescue the artefacts for posterity from privateers intent on breaking them up and selling them on the Black Market.Other experts, meanwhile have dismissed the codices as an elaborate hoax and criticised the British team, led by David Elkington, an Egyptologist, and his wife Jennifer.But for the Jordanian government, which has backed the Elkingtons' work, the codices are an invaluable piece of world heritage at least on a par with the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Jewish texts found in an Israeli cave in 1947. "They will really match, and perhaps be more significant than the Dead Sea Scrolls," Ziad al-Saad, the director of Jordan's Department of Antiquities, told the BBC, who said they could be "the most important discovery in the history of archaeology."Jordan's quarrel is not with the Israeli government, but with Hassan Saeda, a Bedouin farmer in the Galilee, who has possession of the codices and is keeping them in hiding. ...In slightly unclear circumstances, Dr Elkington's team was allowed access to a small portion of the artefacts where they reached their conclusion.Containing cryptic messages in Hebrew and Ancient Greek, the codices were etched in an indecipherable code. They were also replete with potentially messianic symbols including what appeared to be a Roman cross before an empty tomb, and behind the walls of a city
Gervin Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 Here:Thoughts?Thanks,-SmacSome background on the person behind the discovery (my apologies if this info has been posted before, elsewhere):http://masksoferis.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/iron-book-kerfuffle/
smac97 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Posted March 31, 2011 Some background on the person behind the discovery (my apologies if this info has been posted before, elsewhere):http://masksoferis.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/iron-book-kerfuffle/Crud. He doesn't sound very credible, eh?-Smac
rameumptom Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 It is looking more and more like a fraud. April DeConick, prof at Rice University and NT/Gnostic scholar just posted this on her blog about conflicting stories being given, and a whacky background for the owner:http://forbiddengospels.blogspot.com/2011/03/lead-tablets-come-on.htmlOther scholars are also highly sceptical, such as Larry Hurtado (several blog posts on this):http://larryhurtado.wordpress.comPersonally, I think they are fakes. It is just a crazy guy seeking a way to make a money off the gullible.BTW, lead does not rust. When it oxidizes, it turns white. These are not lead plates.
Bill Hamblin Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 It is looking more and more like a fraud. April DeConick, prof at Rice University and NT/Gnostic scholar just posted this on her blog about conflicting stories being given, and a whacky background for the owner:http://forbiddengospels.blogspot.com/2011/03/lead-tablets-come-on.htmlOther scholars are also highly sceptical, such as Larry Hurtado (several blog posts on this):http://larryhurtado.wordpress.comPersonally, I think they are fakes. It is just a crazy guy seeking a way to make a money off the gullible.BTW, lead does not rust. When it oxidizes, it turns white. These are not lead plates.I think the rings in this photo seem to be lead. It is quite possible they are forgeries. We'll have to wait and see. The different stories told by the bedouins are to escape imprisonment, etc.
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