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? Is the text real? Fake?
Does it matter? 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.
The Vatican has made an official request to be granted
access to the 1500-year-old bible, however the bible that is said to be worth
$28 million is currently held by the Turkish government securely. The holy
words are hand written in Syriac in luminous GOLD lettering on loosely bound
together animal hides. Syriac is a dialect of Aramaic – the reported native
language of Jesus Christ. Aramaic itself is a nearly dead language, rarely
present in today's modern society. Aramaic is only spoken in a small village
near Damascus.
According to the Christian Post, merely photocopies of the
holy book’s pages are being sold for a staggering $1.7 million. In addition to
the age and impeccable construction of the bible, the contents of the holy book
is what makes it so valuable. The Gospel of Barnabas is not included in the New
Testamentalongside Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
This work opposes the ideas proposed in the widely spread
New Testament, and instead has noticeable similarities to the Muslim
interpretation of Jesus. The Gospel of Barnabas even contains a story in which
Jesus predicts the coming of Prophet Muhammad. Due to this fact, many followers
of Islam believe the original gospel work was repressed by the Vatican Library.
This Article Originally Appears On: sonsonthepyre.co & nationalturk.com
