- Jeff,
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- In regards to the Ossuary that refers to James, the brother
of Jesus and other siblings, it actually goes further than this in the
Gnostic tradition.
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- You will find references to Thomas, the "twin",
said to be the twin of Jesus. Some say he was only a spiritual twin and
others say he was a blood brother. Either way would present difficulties
regarding the "only begotten" son of
- God.
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- "The Gospel of Thomas is a collection of traditional
sayings, prophecies, proverbs, and parables of Jesus. The Coptic Gospel
of Thomas was translated from the Greek; in fact, several fragments of
this Greek version have been preserved, and can be dated to about 200 C.E.
Thus the Greek (or even or Aramaic) collection was composed in the period
before about 200 C.E., possibly as early as the second half of the first
century, in Syria, Palestine, or Mesopotamia. The authorship of the Gospel
of Thomas is attributed to Didymos Judas Thomas, that is, Judas "the
Twin," who was an apostle of Jesus."
-
- Lawrence Gardner has written several controversial books
that even indicate that Jesus had children!
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- The authors of Holy Blood, Holy Grail assert that their
explorations into early history ultimately reveal that Jesus may not have
died on the cross, but lived to marry and father children whose bloodline
continues today. The authors' point here is not to compromise or to demean
Jesus, but to offer another, more complete perspective of Jesus as God's
incarnation in man. The power of this secret, which has been carefully
guarded for hundreds of years, has sparked much controversy.
-
- It seems to me that the finding of one Ossuary will not
significantly change our Chrisitian religions which seem to have a vested
interest in perpetuating their existing dogma rather than opening up research
that would lead to the truth behind our beliefs.
-
- Sincerely,
-
- Bill Hamilton
- Executive Director
- Skywatch International, Inc.
- Website:
- http://www.skywatch-research.org
- Fiat Lux et Veritas
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