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Trout · 07-11-2008, 10:58 AM

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An ancient tablet shows the idea of the resurrection of a messiah after three days was part of Jewish tradition before Jesus's birth, it is claimed.

The theory has been proposed by Israel Knohl, a professor of biblical studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

His reading of the Hebrew text raises questions about when the concept of a resurrected messiah first emerged.

Questions remain over the tablet's precise origins, however, and some scholars doubt its authenticity.

The tablet, known as Gabriel's Vision of Revelations, is believed to date from the first century BC. It is believed to have originated from the Jordanian, east bank of the Dead Sea.

It was discovered 10 years ago and now belongs to a collector living in Zurich, David Jeselsohn, who acquired it in Jordan.

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"This text could be the missing link between Judaism and Christianity in so far as it roots the Christian belief in the resurrection of the Messiah in Jewish tradition," he told the AFP news agency.

According to Professor Knohl's interpretation, the key line of the text quotes the Archangel Gabriel telling a "Prince of Princes" that "In three days you shall live: I Gabriel command you."

Professor Knohl argues that other lines on the tablet refer to blood and slaughter as ways to achieve righteousness, which he places in the context of a Jewish revolt against the Romans.

He argues that the tablet refers specifically to the resurrection of a Jewish leader at the time.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7495006.stm

Toto · 07-11-2008, 11:15 AM

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