Barnabas in the bible 1500 year old bible, gospel of. This bible, which contains the gospel of barnabas, is believed to be between 1500 2000 years old, and was found in turkey. Muslim blogs are going ballistic with the news of this discovery. The modern assyrian language is known as neoaramaic, and since the find is written in aramaic from the year 1500, it is easy for syriacs to read. Discovered and kept secret in the year 2000, the continue reading. Like the dead sea scrolls, the gospels of saint thomas and mary, and other ancient texts, the books mere existence seems to challenge the foundations of christian belief. The bible, which was discovered in 2000 and kept in secret in ankaras ethnography museum, contains the gospel of jesus disciple barnabas. May 12, 2014 much to the dismay of the vatican, an approximately 1,500 to 2,000 year old bible was found in turkey, in the ethnography museum of ankara. News 1,500 year old bible found which predicts the.
Pope benedict xvi is claimed to want to see the 1, 500 yearold book, which many say is the gospel of barnabas, that has been hidden by the turkish state for the last 12 years. Regarding claims that the book could in fact be the gospel of barnabas. A bible written 1, 500 years ago with jesus original gospel written in the aramaic and assyrian alphabets and stated to be of 40 million liras in value, was held up in the vault of an ankara courthouse for the past eight years. Islamicmessages 1500 year old bible confirms that jesus. The gospel of barnabas is a book depicting the life of jesus, which claims to be by the biblical. Apr 28, 2014 the 1,500 year old bible is a leather book that was recently discovered in turkey and is said to be written in syriac, a dialect of aramaic. If the book does contain verses predicting the coming of muhammad, it is no great accomplishment to predict something 870 years after the fact, since muhammad founded islam in 630 a. Dec 24, 2016 1500 years old bible was seized from a gang of smugglers in a mediterraneanarea operation in which it is revealed that jesus christ was never crucified on the cross as popularly believed. In the name of our lord, this book is written on the hands of the monks of the high monastery in nineveh, in the 1,500th year of our lord. Controversial 1500yearold book indicates jesus wasnt. Turkish police testified in a court hearing they believe the manuscript in the bible could be about 1500 to 2000 years old. Beliefs about jesus vary widely between christians and muslims because their sources differ. An approximately 1, 500 2,000yearold bible found in turkey has left the vatican in shock because it allegedly confirms that jesus christ wasnt crucified as has come to be widely believed.
A secret bible in which jesus is believed to predict the coming of the prophet muhammad to earth has sparked serious interest from the vatican. The book indicates that jesus christ wasnt crucified. A main point of contention for the work is the proclamation within the pages that jesus predicted the coming of mohammad. Why the gospel of barnabas is a medieval fake catholic. Nov 11, 2014 this discovery turns modern christianity on its head. According to this secret bible, barnabas was one of jesus original twelve apostles. Turkish newspapers speculated that it might be a copy of the gospel of barnabas.
The 1, 500 year old bible and muslim propaganda posted gmt 2292012 aina much has been made of the recent discovery in turkey of a bible purported to be written in the aramaic language, 1, 500 years ago. D most media outlets, as well as muslim and christian outlets, lead the story with headlines pronouncing 1500 year old bible predicts the coming of muhammad. The book was moved by turkish government to one of their museums by way of police escort. An approximately 1,5002,000 yearold bible found in turkey has left the vatican in shock because it allegedly confirms that jesus christ wasnt crucified as has come to be widely believed. Evidence reveals that the gospel of barnabas was most likely written by a fifteenthcentury european who wrote inaccurately about the life of jesus. The bible reportedly contains early teachings of jesus christ and is written in gold lettering on animal hide in syriac, a dialect of aramaic, which was the native tongue of.
After waiting eight years in ankara the ancient bible is being transferred to the ankaran ethnography museum with a police escort. A new discovered artifact 1500yearold book rumored as bible made a controversial disagreement to christians. The muslim media, as well as western media outlets, quickly pounced on this, claiming this bible contains verses attributed to jesus christ, in which christ predicts. Gospel of barnabas, fact or fiction, bible or fraud. A handwritten bible, believed to be 1, 500 years old and is recently kept in the ethnography museum of turkish capital ankara, includes a drawing of the last supper, local media reports said on. Your question doesnt break it down this way, but there are really three separate issues at stake here. The turkish police testified in a court hearing and believed the manuscript in the bible could be about 1500 to 2000 years old. A 1500 year old gold lettered book alleged to be the gospel of barnabas has surfaced in turkey. Jun 18, 2014 1500 year old bible found in turkey is stirring up controversy. Secret bible which jesus predicts coming of prophet.
Njab gospel of barnabas, fact or fiction, bible or fraud. The gospel of barnabas is a book depicting the life of jesus, which claims to be by the biblical barnabas who in this work is one of the twelve apostles. To truely become civilized and human, the first thing one should do is to throw all religion in the trash. Pope benedict xvi is claimed to want to see the 1,500 year old book, which many say is the gospel of barnabas, that has been hidden by the turkish state for the last 12 years. An approximately 1,5002,000yearold bible found in turkey has left the vatican in shock because it allegedly confirms that jesus christ wasnt crucified as has come to be widely believed. This anachronism appears to link the gospel of barnabas to the declaration of a holy year in 0 by pope boniface viii. Gospel of barnabas in which jesus predicts coming of prophet.
It has been speculated that this 1,500 year old bible is a copy of the gospel of barnabas. 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. A false ancient holy book was found, and contains outrageous claims that speak of jesus being a prophet and a fake crucifixion. A bible which has been reported as being at least 1500 years old claims that jesus was never crucified. The book charges that apostle paul was the impostor. Barnabas was one of the disciples of jesus christ, and in the gospel of barnabas, it states that christ was never crucified. May 24, 2012 the book, thought to be an authentic version of the gospel of barnabas, was confiscated during an antismuggling operation in turkeys mediterranean region in 2000. Discovered and kept secret in the year the book contains the gospel of barnabas a disciple of christ which shows that jesus was. Due to this fact, many followers of islam believe the original gospel. A critical view of the 1,500 year old bible and the. The book is alleged to say that judas iscariot took the place of jesus at the crucifixion. Unprogram yourselves, religion is dogmatic and evil. The 1, 500 year old bible is a leather book that was recently discovered in turkey and is said to be written in syriac, a dialect of aramaic. Possible syriac manuscripts of the gospel of barnabas in february 2012, it was confirmed by the turkish ministry of culture and tourism that a 52page biblical manuscript in syriac had been deposited.
The 1, 500 yearold tome, written in aramaic, purportedly contains the gospel of barnabas, a disciple of jesus whose book was rejected as apocryphal by the early church. There is speculation that the bible may be a copy of the gospel of barnabas a telling of jesus ministry muslims believe is. The gospel of barnabas is a book about the life of jesus. Barnabas could be written by a european jew in the middle ages who was quite. The 1, 500 year old bible and muslim propaganda aina much has been made of the recent discovery in turkey of a bible purported to be written in the aramaic language, 1, 500 years ago. In 43 the interval between holy years was reduced by pope clement vi to fifty years. Vatican in awe 1500 year old bible confirms that jesus was. Jan 29, 2012 1500 2000 year old bible found in ankara, turkey. Barnabas in the bible 1500 year old bible, gospel of barnabas earlier this week a book was found that is claimed to be a bible that dates back to 1500 years ago, and is said to contain the gospel of barnabas, which was taken out in the later versions of the bible we know and read today.
Mar 17, 2015 a 1500 year old gold lettered book alleged to be the gospel of barnabas has surfaced in turkey. The vatican has requested to see a 1, 500 yearold bible, which was found in turkey. Where the gospel of barnabas includes quotations from the old testament, these correspond to readings as. Even more shocking is the fact that this bible was discovered and kept as a secret since 2000. It has been speculated that this 1, 500 year old bible is a copy of the gospel of barnabas. The 1,500yearold tome was is said to contain jesus early. Gospel of barnabas will cause christianitys collapse, iran. It is said that the bible was seized from a gang of smugglers in a mediterraneanarea operation in 2000. D if the book does contain verses predicting the coming of muhammad, it is no great accomplishment to predict something 870 years after the fact, since muhammad founded islam in 630 a. What are the implications for christians from the discovery. The book was found in turkey, in the ethnography museum of ankara.
Within this book, barnabas also refers to the apostle paul as an impostor. Is the 1500yearold gospel of barnabas found in turkey claiming. This bible, dating as far back as 2,000 years, details the gospel of barnabas, a disciple of jesus christ, which shows that jesus wasnt actually crucified and doesnt claim him to be the son of god, but instead a prophet. Barnabas was written by a european jew in the middle. Even if the turkish version were 1,500 years old, thats still too late to have been written by an apostle of jesus. Vatican in shock at new alleged 1500 year manuscript of.
According to a turkish official, a 1,500yearold ancient leatherbound text, secretly hidden for 12 years, could be an authentic version of the gospel of barnabas. The bottom inscription also says the book was written in 1500 a. The book was discovered and kept in secret in the year 2000. It is made up of looselytied leather and written in aramaic, the language of israel during the time of jesus christ. The gospel of barnabas is a medieval forgery possible based on an earlier text. Jesus christ was not crucified, says 1500 years old bible.
The holy book claims jesus christ was not crucified,the work is allegedly the gospel of barnabas. A bible which is reported to be at least 1500 years old was discovered in turkey and inside it there is a gospel of barnabas. The book claims that jesus also prophesied the coming of muhammad. The muslim media, as well as western media outlets, quickly pounced on this, claiming this bible contains verses attributed to jesus. These messages spreading heavily through social media, news outlets and other internet platforms. The book was discovered in turkey and located inside there is a gospel which was allegedly. It is syriac scholars who have balked most at the gospel of barnabas.
A book written in 1500 ad cannot predict something that happened in 630 ad, over 800 years earlier. Two manuscripts are known to have existed, both dated to the late 16th or early 17th centuries, with one written in italian and the other in spanish, its text surviving only in a partial 18thcentury transcript. There is speculation that the bible may be a copy of the gospel of barnabas a telling of jesus ministry muslims believe is part of the original gospels. Barnabas in the bible 1500 year old bible, gospel of barnabas. Vatican requests to see 1,500 yearold bible from turkey. Worlds most notorious atheist richard dawkins admits he is in fact agnostic. Gospel of barnabas, fact or fiction, bible or fraud, gnostic or muslim. Aug 17, 2015 instead, an inscription in the gospel of barnabas dates the actual bible itself at 1500 ad. The book, thought to be an authentic version of the gospel of barnabas, was confiscated during an antismuggling operation in turkeys mediterranean region in 2000. Joseph means may god add and brings to mind the better known biblical character by the same name in genesis specifically, chaps. This bible, which contains the gospel of barnabas, is believed to be between 15002000 years old, and was found in turkey.
May 08, 2014 a bible which has been reported as being at least 1500 years old claims that jesus was never crucified. Cotterell, the gospel of barnabas, vox evangelica 10 1977. There are reasons to believe this book is a forgery, probably written around ad 1500, which is, coincidentally enough, about a century after many scholars believe the gospel of barnabas itself was written. Does a secret bible discovered in a turkish smuggling sting contain the real truth about the identity of jesus christ. Im sure no one in the vatican is losing sleep over this. By victor ochieng an approximately 1, 500 2,000yearold bible found in turkey has left the vatican in shock because it allegedly confirms that jesus christ wasnt crucified as has come to be widely believed. Said judas was crucified not jc ancient mysteries ancient artifacts ancient aliens ancient history ancient book european history black history gospel of barnabas jesus christ crucified. In the ethnography museum of ankara, in turkey, an approximately 15002000 year old bible was found. A critical view of the 1,500 year old bible and the gospel. According to this ancient version of the bible, jesus ascended to heaven alive, and judas iscariot was crucified in his place. According to a turkish official, a 1, 500 yearold ancient leatherbound text, secretly hidden for 12 years, could be. In fact, even neutralseeming headlines such as 1500 year old bible claims that jesus was not crucified are wrong. This fact spotlights his aptitude for offering consolation to his fellow believers in times of affliction and his giftedness in teaching others the truths of the gospel.
According to a turkish official, a 1, 500 yearold ancient leatherbound text, secretly hidden for 12 years, could be an authentic version of the gospel of barnabas. Is the 1500yearold gospel of barnabas found in turkey. This would put it 100 years or so before the established dating of the gospel of barnabas, which does makes it potentially an important find if legitimate. Apr 20, 2012 pope benedict xvi is claimed to want to see the 1,500 year old book, which many say is the gospel of barnabas, that has been hidden by the turkish state for the last 12 years. If this is true, then there are some problems that need to be immediately pointed out. Vatican requests 1,500yearold bible held in turkey huffpost. I dont know how credible this is but one user in rislam states the gospel is actually from the year 1500 and is not 1500 years old. Then there are some studies that say the gospel attributed to st. The 1, 500 year old bible and muslim propaganda much has been made of the recent discovery in turkey of a bible purported to be written in the aramaic language, 1, 500 years ago. Mar 05, 2016 1500 year old bible confirms that jesus christ was not crucified, vatican in awe discovered and kept secret in the year 2000, the book contains the gospel of barnabas a disciple of christ which. There is an internet meme that pops up from time to time claiming that a 1, 500 year old version of the gospel of barnabas had been found in turkey and that the vatican has been very nervous about it becoming public knowledge.
Feb 24, 2012 the vatican has allegedly issued an official request to examine a 1,500 year old bible that has been held in turkey for the past 12 years, the hurriyet daily news reports. This bible contains the gospel of barnabas, who was a disciple of christ. Vatican in shock as 1,500yearold bible claims jesus wasn. It remains to be seen whether this book is a forgery, or even what kind of book it is. Gospel of barnabas will cause christianitys collapse. From my understanding carbon dating has been done a few times, and 1, 500 years old. According to a turkish official, a 1,500 year old ancient leatherbound text, secretly hidden for 12 years, could be an authentic version of the gospel of barnabas. It might have no relation with the content of the gospel of barnabas. Apart from the obvious age confusion between the 1500 years attributed by the media and the date of.
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