Showing posts with label archaeology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label archaeology. Show all posts

3.05.2008

The Found Ark?

Here's an interesting article at Time.com. Seems a bit of a stretch, but has lots of info I've never heard of before.

And here's a crazy video of a mass prank pulled at Grand Central Station.

12.13.2006

Paul's Sarcophagus, or Digging Up Important Dead Guys

So archaeologists think they may have found the Apostle Paul's sarcophagus. Read that story here. Think it doesn't sound plausible? Read one person's thoughts on how likely it is that this could be true.

This has the possibility of being a very important find. On the other hand, it carries with it the very likely possibility of unnecessarily buoying or crushing people's faith. Many people put too much stock in "proving" Scripture by finding artifacts. Examples are Noah's Ark, the Ark of the Covenant, the Holy Grail, etc. Now, I'm not saying we shouldn't search for things pertaining to ancient history because they teach us so much. I just know that there is a fine line between admiration and veneration.

Oh, and who knows when they'll actually open the sarcophagus anyway.