Biblical scholars excited by ‘books’ discovered in Jordanian cave

Biblical scholars believe a collection of ancient texts discovered in a Jordanian cave may shed new light on Christianity.
by Amy Shank
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

If the finding is found to be authentic, it would be constitute the earliest known Christian writings.

The text is in the form of codices written onto credit-card-sized sheets of lead and bound with lead rings.

The fragments of text that have been translated so far and the images and symbols on the “books” indicate that they are Christian.

Many of the 70 books are sealed, leading to speculation that they contain secret writings. the rest

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