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sotto voce · 05-26-2012, 09:10 AM

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Jesus' Crucifixion Date Possibly Friday April 3, 33 A.D., According To Earthquake Study

"A new study suggests that the Biblical date of Jesus' crucifixion is, in fact, possible to confirm.

The International Geology Review investigated an earthquake that was said to have occurred the same date as Jesus' crucifixion; which was most likely Friday April 3, 33 A.D.

In Gospel of of Matthew, Chapter 27 says: “And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open.”....

Excellent, now they just need to confirm Matthew 27:51-53:

"And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many."

So, Saints came up out of their graves like zombies and went into the city to appear to many, but nobody noticed?

People always notice saints when they are capitalised.

Minimalist · 05-26-2012, 10:39 AM

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When will the Human race be relieved of such Myth Fables

Sadly, not until they want to.

sotto voce · 05-26-2012, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Minimalist

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When will the Human race be relieved of such Myth Fables

Sadly, not until they want to.

They want to.

Toto · 06-04-2012, 03:09 PM

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Mark Goodacre's blog

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What was much less accurately conveyed in that piece was the implication that this research helped to pinpoint the date of the crucifixion. If anything, the flow of interpretation goes in the opposite direction. Williams and his co-authors in fact have a date range of "31 AD with an accuracy of ±5 years" and, having established this, they inquire about possible candidates in the textual record, one of which is the earthquake mentioned in Matt. 27.51. The authors conclude their article in the following manner:

This leaves three possibilities for the cause of the 26–36 AD earthquake observed in the Ein Gedi section:

(1) the earthquake described in the Gospel of Matthew occurred more or less as reported;

(2) the earthquake described in the Gospel of Mathew was in effect ‘borrowed’ from an earthquake that occurred sometime before or after the crucifixion, but during the reign of Pontius Pilate;

(3) the earthquake described in the Gospel of Matthew is allegorical fiction and the 26–36 AD seismite was caused by an earthquake that is not reported in the currently extant historical record. (8).

In other words, the article is not an attempt to find scientific corroboration for the events that are described with such apocalyptic flourish in Matthew 27.

Vorkosigan · 06-04-2012, 04:07 PM

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So, Saints came up out of their graves like zombies and went into the city to appear to many, but nobody noticed?

C'mon, that's been confirmed for years. All those graves they found in the Jerusalem area, some have no bodies. Clearly a case of risen Zombies.

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