Saturday, April 08, 2006

There were two stories in the news about early Christianity. In the first, Israeli & US scientists attempt to explain miracles in the bible (Jesus walking on water & the parting of the sea). (WP) I say, if have faith, no explanation is needed.

The second story is about Judas Gospel. This was found in al-Minya in Egypt in the 1970's. Twenty years later and with no buyers to be found, it was given to Maecenas Foundation for conservation and translation. The stories I looked at in the NYT and National Geographic Society, maintain that it will be returned to Egypt for display in the Coptic Museum. Lots of questions are raised about how the manuscript left Egypt? And why the Ministry of Culture and the Antiquities Organization are silent about this find?