David Elkington is not letting this die – as now the Bedouin who first smuggled out the ‘Lead Codices’ is telling everyone that he has created 500 forgeries. Of course, the ‘real’ lead codices is what David has… Do you know the mental mind-flips it takes to state that that guy who is telling everyone that he has made 500 forgeries is now lying and that your copy is the only real copy?
Approximately two months ago, Hassan Saida, the Israeli Bedouin who smuggled the Jordan Codices into Israel, telephoned to inform the team that he and his cohorts had made 500 forgeries of various of the codices and put them into the Jerusalem market. We didn’t think too much of it as he tells lots of tales; however, one of team members was sent these two photographs by someone who purchased them in Israel. To those who have seen the real McCoy, these were obvious forgeries. However, even comparing them to the posted photographs, the difference is all too apparent. Below are some observations made by one of the metal experts assisting the team. We expect more will materialise in due course.
Update: Daniel and Tom has a post up, as does Steve and so does Dr. Davila. Jim as well, who seems to imply that some of us are playing World of Warcraft games, obviously doesn’t believe the bible:
Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools, or they will become wise in their own estimation. (Proverbs 26.5)
And has forgotten the number one reason for blogging:
Joel L. Watts holds a Masters of Arts from United Theological Seminary with a focus in literary and rhetorical criticism of the New Testament. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific discoveries of the past century. He is the author of Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark: Introduction and Commentary (Wipf and Stock, 2013) and a co-editor and contributor to From Fear to Faith: Stories of Hitting Spiritual Walls (Energion, 2013).
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I’m getting the feeling they’re building up to a “big revelation” soon. :-/
Here’s what I’ve noticed so far, with more to come:
http://aramaicdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/08/lead-codices-genuine-forgeries.html
Peace,
-Steve
Thanks, Steve. I suspect that they are getting close to announcing a book which will, no doubt, shake the foundations of Christianity, blah blah blah.
I bet Masons are involved.
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