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group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers say wooden remains they have discovered on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey are the remains of Noah’s Ark. The group claims that carbon dating proves the relics are 4,800 years old, meaning they date to around the same time the ark was said to be afloat. Mt. Ararat has long been suspected as the final resting place of the craft by evangelicals and literalists hoping to validate biblical stories. Yeung Wing-Cheung, from the Noah’s Ark...Read Full Story

My article on “Ointment,” published in the Holman Bible Dictionary , is available online.  Below is an excerpt from the article. Perfumed unguents or salves of various kinds used as cosmetics, medicine, and in religious ceremonies. The use of ointments and perfumes appears to have been a common practice in the Ancient Near East, including the Hebrews. Terminology . The Old Testament uses various words to describe ointment. The most common, shemen, simply means oil (Genesis 28:28; Hosea 2...Read Full Story

We interrupt your regularly scheduled Easter programming to tell you about the new release of Glo that is available today. It includes: New Reading Plan Controls – Refined controls on Bible Reading Plans allow you to “check-off” when you’ve read a segment. Plus, a new “filmstrip” design lets you drag to see what you’ve completed and what’s still left to read. New Topics Added - 190+ new topics added to the topical lens, including justice, leadership and poverty. As always, these topics...Read Full Story

Photo : Inside Noah's Ark Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers have announced that they have found the remains of Noah’s Ark on Mt. Ararat in Turkey. Below is an excerpt from the news release : A group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers say wooden remains they have discovered on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey are the remains of Noah’s Ark. The group claims that carbon dating proves the relics are 4,800 years old, meaning they date to around the same time the ark was said to be...Read Full Story

A team of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers said recently that they believe they may have found Noah’s Ark. The group, Noah’s Ark Ministries International found a structure four thousand meters high on Mount Ararat in Turkey. They recovered wooden specimens that under carbon dating proved to be around 4,800 years old, which would’ve been the time of the Biblical flood. A worker with Noah's Ark International Examines what he believes to be beams of Noah's ark./Credit: Noah’s Ark...Read Full Story