Archive for April, 2011
Pray for Egypt
Posted by LevelPaths in Church, Life on April 4, 2011
The Salafi movement mixed with Egypt’s infant democracy could prove deadly for Christians.
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/04/01/world/middleeast/100000000754912/egypt-salafi.html
Ancient Lead Books Hoopla: Ancient Codices Discovered May Date to Beginning of Christianity
Posted by LevelPaths in Biblical Scholarship, The Codex on April 3, 2011
If you haven’t heard, a cache of 70 metal (some lead, some copper, maybe other materials) codices has been “discovered” that may date to the first century. If the codices are authentic (or at least some of them), they may provide new insights into the infancy of the Christian Church. However, one of the codices is almost certainly a forgery, and David Elkington (about whom you can read in the links provided) does not seem to be too reputable a person. The best thing that can happen is for these codices to make it into the hands of professionals and scholars so that we may know what exactly has been presented to the public. If you have come across other helpful links, please provide them in the comment section.
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=214895
http://blog.bibleplaces.com/2011/03/early-christian-lead-books-discovery.html
http://paleojudaica.blogspot.com/2011_03_27_archive.html#7454369078247746754