1500-2000
year old bible found in Ankara, Turkey.
Much to the
dismay of the Vatican, an approx. 1500-2000 year old bible was found in Turkey,
in the Ethnography Museum of Ankara. Discovered and kept secret in the
year 2000, the book contains the Gospel of Barnabas – a disciple of Christ –
which shows that Jesus was not crucified, nor was he the son of God, but a
Prophet. The book also calls Apostle Paul “The Impostor”. The book
also claims that Jesus ascended to heaven alive, and that Judas Iscariot was
crucified in his place.
A report
by The
National Turk 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. The books itself is valued as high as 40 Million Turkish
Liras (approx. 28 mil. Dollars). 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. 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 Testament’s
teachings of Christianity. Jesus also foresees the coming of the
Prophet Muhammad, who would found Islam 700 years later.
It is
believed that, during the 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. 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
What does
this mean to Christian-derived religions and their followers? Quite a
tight spot. The Vatican has asked Turkish authorities to let them examine
the contents of the book within the Church. Now that the book has been
found, will they come to accept the it and its evidence? Will they deny
it altogether? Call it a “Muslim lie”, as did the “Truth” Magazine, in
2000? To many, this book is a beacon of hope, that believers soon realize
that the object of their adoration is arbitrary; and that all text, especially
religious text, is subject to interpretation.
What does
this mean to atheists/agnostics/secular thinkers? Not much… Is the text
real? Fake? Does it matter? Not really… But hopefully, this
news inspires the religious to ask questions, instead of pointing fingers or
believing anything blindly. Please, don’t go poking fun or tossing around
the “I told you so!”s. The biggest danger of faith is when people believe
what they want to believe, defending against any and all evidence; especially
when that evidence revolutionizes their foundation from the ground up.
And the biggest culprit to that danger is the ego trap:
rejecting/criticizing others, for being unlike you. For centuries, the
“defense” of blind faith has driven nations to war, violence, discrimination,
slavery and to become the society of automatons that we are today; and for just
as long, it has been justified with lies. If you know better, act like
it.
Source: sonsonthepyre.com
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