Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament

In Australia, drug squad detectives found sachets of the drug speed hidden in hollowed out pages of the Biblical Archaeology Review magazine. According to the news report, a couple was importing drugs by hiding them in the Biblical Archeology Review, which had its pages cut to form a hollow. You have to wonder who these people are. Since many bloggers are very critical of BAR, maybe these drug traffickers were bloggers who found a better use for BAR. Claude Mariottini Professor of Old... Read Full Story

Photo of the findings A tomb discovered near the Rennes-le-Chateau church in France contains several artifacts that date to first century Jerusalem. According to a news report, the tomb also contains a mummified corpse draped in a shroud bearing a red cross. These discoveries are used in a new film, Bloodline, to challenge the death and resurrection of Christ. The movie was directed by Bruce Burgess and produced by Ren Barnett. The film promotes the bloodline conspiracy. The premise of... Read Full Story

Picture: Northern Baptist Seminary's New President The Board of Trustees of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary has released the following press release: On March 7, 2008, in a meeting characterized by a profound sense of Gods leading, the Board of Trustees of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary unanimously elected the Rev Dr. Alistair Brown the Seminarys tenth President. Dr. Brown currently serves as the General Director of the Baptist Missionary Society (BMS) with its World... Read Full Story

Science News is reporting that the Judean date palm has been brought back to life from a pit found at Masada. According to the report, the pit from which the plant germinated, is 2,000 years old. The following is an excerpt from the report: The palm some ancients called the Tree of Life has been revived from a 2,000-year sleep, genes and all. In what is now the germination of the oldest known seed, a date pit plucked from ancient rubble at Masada has sprouted, scientists report. The... Read Full Story

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Roman cave that has led many people to believe that the cave is the shrine of the Lupercale, the sacred place where according to Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were suckled by a wolf. The picture above shows the underground grotto believed to be the sacred place where the wolf nursed Romulus and his twin brother Remus. The discovery has generated heated debate among archaeologists. According to the news report published... Read Full Story