To the chagrin of the Vatican, an old Bible from 1500 to 2000 years has been found in Turkey, in Ankara Ethnography Museum. Discovery and held secret in 2000, the book contains the Gospel of Barnabas, a disciple of Christ, demonstrating that Jesus was not crucified, he was not the son of God, but a prophet. The book also called the Apostle Paul "The Imposter." The book also says that Jesus ascended to heaven alive, and that Judas Iscariot was crucified in his place.
A report published by The National Turk says the Bible was seized by a gang of traffickers during an operation in the Mediterranean region. The report states that the gang was accused of smuggling antiquities, illegal excavations and possession of explosives. The books themselves are worth more than 40 million Turkish pounds (about 28 million. Dollars). Where is the Thieves' Guild, when you need it?
Authenticity
According to reports, experts and religious authorities Tehram insist the book is original. The book itself is written in letters of gold, leather loosely bound in Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ. The text maintains a similar vision of Islam, which contradicts the teachings of the New Testament Christianity. Jesus also foresees the coming of the Prophet Mohammed, who founded Islam 700 years later.
It is believed that during the Council of Nicaea, the Catholic Church has chosen to retain the Gospels that form the Bible we know today; omitting the Gospel of Barnabas (among many others) for the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Many biblical texts began to surface over time, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gnostic Gospels; but this book in particular seems to worry the Vatican.
The Roman Catholic Church wants
What this means for the derived religions of Christianity and their supporters? Rather tight as a place. The Vatican has asked the Turkish authorities to review the contents of the book within the Church. Now that the book was found, will they come to accept his evidence? Will they deny this? You'll call it a "lie Muslim", as did the magazine "Truth" in 2000? For many, this book is a glimmer of hope that believers are quickly realizing that the object of their worship is arbitrary; and all the text, especially religious texts , is subject to interpretation.
What this means for atheists / agnostics / secular thinkers? The text is real ? False? Does it matter? Hopefully these new religious inspired to ask questions instead of pointing fingers or believe anything blindly. Please do not laugh and do not get the "I told you so! "S. The greatest danger of faith is when people believe what they want to believe, and defend themselves against all evidence; especially when that evidence is revolutionizing their foundation from its base. And the biggest culprit of this danger is the ego trap: reject / criticize others for centuries, the "defense" of blind faith led nations to war, violence, discrimination, slavery and become the PLC company we are today; and for just as long, it was justified by lies. If you know better, act as such.
