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Scientist Uncovers Hidden 1,750-Year-Old New Testament Translation with Ultraviolet Imaging

A scientist has reportedly uncovered an ancient translation containing sections of the Gospel of Matthew, believed to be the sole surviving evidence of the fourth manuscript supporting the Old Syriac version of the Gospels. The research team, which includes medieval expert Grigory Kessel from the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), employed ultraviolet imaging to reveal the ancient translation concealed beneath three layers of text. The research, published last month in the journal New Testament Studies, presents an interpretation of Matthew 11:30 to Matthew 12:26, initially translated as part of the Old Syriac translations around 1,500 years ago. According...

Is it the end of the world as we know it?

...based on news headlines, random astronomical events, and some flimsy theology to hold it all together. Like Hagee proclaiming that his "mind reeled" when realising these Tetrads (the technical term for the four blood moons), all land on Jewish feast days on the Jewish calendar. Not to mention the other apparent and "significant" events that have happened to Israel before when Tetrads have fallen on Jewish calendar events. At first glance this may sound somewhat convincing of it being something special, or at the very least, curiously coincidental. That is until you realise that the Jewish calendar is a lunar calendar. Yes, that's right – every feast and imp...

Does Christmas have pagan origins?

...ent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/christmas-jesus-christ-birthday-25-december-brits-ignorant-nativity-christianity-bethlehem-a8094496.html  Evans, C. F. “TERTULLIAN'S REFERENCES TO SENTIUS SATURNINUS AND THE LUKAN CENSUS.” The Journal of Theological Studies, vol. 24, no. 1, 1973, pp. 24–39. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23959449.  Justin Martyr: https://patristics.info/justin-martyr-first-apology.html#Chapter_XXXIV_Place_of_Christs_birth_foretold (ch. 34 & 46) Tertullian: http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0308.htm (ch. 9) Clement of Alexandria: http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/02101.htm (ch. 21) http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/jesuvita.html On Christmas:...

What does the word "Catholic" mean?

...bbc.co.uk/news/world-44209971>. Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. Apostolic succession. 3 January 2020. 29 July 2021. . Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. Pentarchy. 1 November 2016. 29 July 2021. . Catholic Dictionary. Dictionary: EPISCOPAL SEE. n.d. 29 July 2021. . Cross, Frank Leslie and Elizabeth A Livingstone, The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. Oxford University Press, 2005. Edwards, David L. Christianity: The First Two Thousand Y...

David, Saul, And How We Respond To Broken Leadership

...in recent news. (2 May) Big crowds turned out to mark May Day in Paris, where protestors wearing black masks targeted Socialist figures. | Source: Yahoo news But David (and later Jesus) demonstrate to us a different way. In a time when activism and political outrage are common, Christians (both young and old) are called to something deeper: To recognise that human leaders will fail — even those God appoints. To stand for justice without hatred — interrupting injustice without mirroring it. To practice nonviolent resistance — peacefully demonstrating truth and righteousness. To trust God’s sovereignty — believing that God i...

Armageddon Is Not A Battle Plan: What Revelation Actually Says — And Why It Matters Right Now

...Something bizarre happened in the White House Oval Office this week. Photographs circulated on social media showing President Donald Trump seated at his desk, surrounded by approximately twenty Christian pastors from across the country, their hands extended towards him in prayer. The image provoked sharply divided reactions: some saw it as a moving expression of faith; others found it deeply unsettling. Whatever one makes of the optics, it arrived at a charged moment. Trump held a prayer meeting in the Oval Office after his administration admitted the war with Iran will likely last weeks longer than promised | Credit: Dan Scavino's X account Days earlier,...