JC wasn't crucified, says 1500-year-old bible

[Confused Ape]

I can find no reference to any ancient document/inscription using the name mohammed prior to the establishment of islamic traditions. Arabic, as a written language did not exist until the 6th century AD but there are inscriptions in Nabatean and writings in Greek...of course.

The name "as a name" is unknown. Which brings up the possibility that it was a title which was later institutionalized as a proper name: like Caesar, like Khan, or even David.

I haven't been able to find out anything more about document BL Add. 14,461 which mentions a Muhammad in a note other than - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity...te_note-34

W. Wright, Catalogue Of Syriac Manuscripts In The British Museum Acquired Since The Year 1838, 1870, Part I, Printed by order of the Trustees: London, No. XCIV, pp. 65-66. This book was republished in 2002 by Gorgias Press.

Nobody's said that the note was written in Arabic. So, was the title Muhammad invented for a war leader when the Arabs started their conquests? On the other hand, maybe it was an existing title but the earlier Muhammads didn't do anything important enough to be remembered for.

Of even more interest is this archaeological finding which dismisses even more islamic fiction.

http://isaalmasih.net/archaeology-isa/qu...ology.html

Why on earth did they pick the Mecca location when founding a new city??