Religious Discovery: Ancient Hebrew Tablet

Photo from source, New York Times

Religious artifacts offer something for everybody. For the devout, they offer affirmation, and excitement. For the irreligious, they often offer a chance for debate. Like, does this prove that the religion is true, or does it merely lay the groundwork for a fabrication that came after it?

Either way, it can be fascinating.

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Ancient Hebrew tablet sparks debate on Messiah

A 3-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archeological circles, especially because it may speak of a messiah who will rise from the dead after three days.

If such a messianic description really is there, it will contribute to a developing reevaluation of both popular and scholarly views of Jesus, because it suggests that the story of his death and resurrection was part of a recognized Jewish tradition at the time. . .

Read more at: New York Times

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