St. Paul's Tomb Found in Rome
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
As someone well-traveled in biblical archaeology, I am usually skeptical about claims of great, breakthrough "discoveries." "We've found the Flood!" "We've found David's sword!" "We've found Jesus' shroud!" History is littered with such false finds, and the tourist trinkets sold on their backs.
But a friend tipped me off this morning about the recent "discovery" of St. Paul's tomb in Rome. On the down side, the evidence only dates back to the 4th century C.E., to the Byzantine era when grand prounouncements about the location of biblical events was very much in vogue. It's the time period that produced the linkage with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Mt. Nebo, and the burning bush. But on the (mild) upside, as pointed out in this helpful blog entry, is the fact that the "actual" site is located in the same spot as traditional location.
Either way, sell long on St. Paul's Church outside of Rome. Trinket sales are likely to surge.
Labels: Biblical Archaeology, Christianity
Posted by B Feiler at 8:46 AM
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