February 8, 2012

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Could lead codices prove ‘the major discovery of Christian history’?

Early Christian Codices

British archaeologists are seeking to authenticate what could be a landmark discovery in the documentation of early Christianity: a trove of 70 lead codices that appear to date from the 1st century CE, which may include key clues to the last days of Jesus’ life.

Age Of Christ And The Star Of Bethlehem

Halley's Comet in 1986.  Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Roman and new Testament records indicate that Jesus Christ was most likely crucified by the Romans in 36 A.D. vice 33 A.D. It is commonly suggested that Jesus Christ was a young man when he was crucified, but evidence suggests he wasn’t.

The Face on the Shroud

Computer generated image of body in the shroud.  History Channel

The software was able to accurately remove any distortion of the facial imprint as it laid over the body. Downing concludes the results are the most realistic depiction of what many consider to be Jesus Christ.

Faint writing seen on Shroud of Turin

Shroud of Turin

A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus.

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The Heaven’s Gate Cult

Marshall Herff Applewhite

In total, 21 women and 18 men died. The method used was taking crushed sleeping pills mixed with apple sauce or pudding and washing it down with Vodka.