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Rare Discovery: Archaeologists Unearth 2,000-year-old Ring Belonging to Pontius Pilate
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
The original owner of an ancient bronze ring has finally been identified after decades of continually thwarted translation efforts. According to the recently deciphered inscription, the ancient owner was none other than Pontius Pilate, the infamous Roman governor who ordered Jesus Christ’s crucifixion. The ring was initially discovered nearly 50 years ago in a dig…
Scientists Find Evidence of Meteorite Responsible for Destroying Sodom and Gomorrah
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Sodom and Gomorrah are biblical shorthand for absolutely everything going as morally wrong as possible and being utterly annihilated as a result. Biblical skeptics have dismissed the story as nothing but a cautionary tale made up millennia ago, but science has found evidence that Sodom and Gomorrah may have been destroyed more or less exactly…
1,500 Year Old Painting of Christ Discovered in Israel
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Depictions of Jesus have been at the center of Christian art for centuries. That said, many of the most famous paintings and statues are relatively recent creations. These dominate popular beliefs about Jesus’ appearance both because they are the most common and because little early Christian art has survived until the modern day. As such,…
Historians Uncover Rare Bible Thought to Have Been Destroyed 500 Years Ago
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
There is always something exciting about archaeological discoveries. These glimpses into the past fascinate humanity, and discoveries that relate to faith are often even more intriguing due to the extra weight and importance lent to them. As such, archaeologists can unearth few things that are more compelling to the general public than ancient Bible manuscripts.…
Casket Once Containing Remains of Three Apostles Found in Israel
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Archaeologists working in Israel recently uncovered a reliquary that may have once held the remains of three apostles: Philip, Andrew and Peter. Archaeologists working with Professor Mordechai Aviam of the Kinneret Academic College uncovered the 661 pound basalt block with three smooth compartments in the top while they were investigating the ruins of a church…
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