Much to the dismay of the Vatican, an approx. 1500-2000 year old bible was found in Turkey, in theĀ Ethnography Museum of Ankara.
Discovered and kept secret in the year 2000, the book contains the Gospel of Barnabas ā a disciple of Christ ā which shows that Jesus was not crucified, nor was he the son of God, but a Prophet.Ā The book also calls Apostle Paul āThe Impostorā.Ā The book also claims that Jesus ascended to heaven alive, and that Judas Iscariot was crucified in his place.
Or was it aliens ascended to heaven alive sounds rather like a star trek movie
A report byĀ The National TurkĀ says that the Bible was seized from a gang of smugglers in a Mediterranean-area operation. The report states the gang was charged with smuggling antiquities, illegal excavations, and the possession of explosives.Ā The books itself is valued as high as 40 Million Turkish Liras (approx. 28 mil. Dollars).Ā Man, where is the Thieves Guild, when you need them?
AUTHENTICITY
According to reports, experts and religious authorities in Tehram insist that the book is original.Ā The book itself is written with gold lettering, onto loosely-tied leather in Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ.The text maintains a vision similar to Islam, contradicting the New Testamentās teachings of Christianity. Ā Jesus also foresees the coming of the Prophet Muhammad, who would found Islam 700 years later.
It is believed that, during theĀ
Council of Nicea, the Catholic Church hand-picked the gospels that form the Bible as we know it today; omitting the Gospel of Barnabas (among many others) in favor of the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.Ā Many biblical texts have begun to surface over time, including those of the Dead Sea and Gnostic Gospels; but this book especially, seems to worry the Vatican.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WANTS IN
Ā The Vatican has asked Turkish authorities to let them examine the contents of the book within the Church.Ā Now that the book has been found, will they come to accept the it and its evidence? Ā Will they deny it altogether?Ā Call it a āMuslim lieā, as did the āTruthā Magazine, in 2000?
What does this mean to atheists/agnostics/secular thinkers?