The Gabriel Revelation Stone , dated to the end of Herod the Great's reign and the revolts which broke out, gives a tantalizing glimpse of an undercurrent of religious thought in which resurrection after 3 days was already extant among some group or groups.
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Of course, this predates the jesus story by some 40 years which drives xtians up a fucking wall.
The stone is written in ink which suggests that a scribe wrote out the text but before it could be inscribed by a carver Quinctillius Varus' legions crushed the revolt and killed the leaders. That would make the carving of the stone drop way down on the carver's to-do list since he wouldn't be getting paid for it.
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Quote:79. from before of you the three si[g]ns three .. [ ]
80. In three days, live, I Gabriel com[mand] yo[u],
81. prince of the princes, the dung of the rocky crevices [ ]... ..[ ]
Of course, this predates the jesus story by some 40 years which drives xtians up a fucking wall.
The stone is written in ink which suggests that a scribe wrote out the text but before it could be inscribed by a carver Quinctillius Varus' legions crushed the revolt and killed the leaders. That would make the carving of the stone drop way down on the carver's to-do list since he wouldn't be getting paid for it.
