Archaeologist finds tomb of King Herod »
Posted By TechnologyExpert 1 year, 5 months ago in Science & TechnologyAn Israeli archaeologist has found the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem and the Holy Land, Hebrew University said late Monday. The tomb is at a site called Herodium, a flattened hilltop in the Judean Desert, clearly visible from southern Jerusalem.
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clickfire1 year, 5 months ago
Fascinating stuff. I wonder what new info historians will get from this.
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jjmac1 year, 5 months ago
It's always good to see these discoveries in the Holy Land. With the ongoing effort of the various Arab peoples to eradicate and dismiss evidence of the history of the people of Israel, it's heartening to see their colorful history come alive through not only scripture, but also through archaeology.
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edromar21 year, 5 months ago
Clickfire:
Hopefully, they will come to recognize along with and according to Augustus Caesar, that this Herod ("The Great")had already died in 6 BC (converted to our calendar with due attention to Caesarian and Gregorian variations)as measured from the death of Alexander.
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getreal11 year, 5 months ago
Anytime that anything is found pertaining to the Bible, becomes a step closer to ring in non believers. I wish they could find the Ark. I doubt if any one could touch it if they did.
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dandt16121 year, 5 months ago
Very Exciting!!!!! I love this kind of stuff. And the things you learn from a dig like this is Great.
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vor1 year, 5 months ago
Well of course with the exception of Jesus they are found in history outside of the Bible. Josephus's mention of such a man is far removed by time and third person. As is Pliny the Younger's mention which is even more vague. Pliny the Elder the most respected historian of Jesus' day never mentions him. It still amazes me that someone of such questionable existence has so greatly influenced the past 2000 years. Completely non-sensical but of course so is much of religion.
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quackpot1 year, 5 months ago
For such a lowly person as Jesus to even have even been a blip on the Roman radar is rather astounding. Of course Juesus' followers were a prime target of Nero, which gave them Notoriety.
Pliny the Elder was more into natural and geological phnemomena than the political, so no suprise there
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quackpot1 year, 5 months ago
Most, if not all of the New Testament was written long AFTER the time of Nero and Josephus.
What appears in both of these sources is just the recorded histroy of Rome. Neither pro-Christian nor anti-Christian.
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Charlson1 year, 5 months ago
Herod had maggots in the scrotum. That was what was happening below his waist. Now that is a disease from hell.
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Hawklead1 year, 5 months ago
Any archiological discovery needs to be taken for what it is, a discovery of evidence of a past culture, place, event or person. Whether or not it validates a belief is often more speculative than anything. This is a new discovery, thius it will still require time and study to determine valid results.
It is however significant that the long anticipated find of a body at a place called "Herod's Tomb" did take place! At least we know it was somone's tomb. If it does turn out to be Herod the "great" (who history tells us was a class A tyrant), it will at least help validate his existence.
It is truly an exciting find!
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aceofspades11 year, 5 months ago
The Bible esp the Old Testament has a dual personality - it is a book of historical facts as much as it is a religious tract
Israeli archaeologists & geologists have been relying upon it for years to find artifacts,water sources,etc.
The discovery of the tomb is at least as much of a scientific find as it is religious
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