Hidden for centuries, the ancient Maya city of Holtun, or Head of Stone, is finally coming into focus. Three-dimensional mapping has "erased" centuries of jungle growth, revealing the rough contours of nearly a hundred buildings, according to research presented earlier this month. Though it's long been known to locals that something—something big—is buried in this patch of … [Read more...]
The World’s First Temple: Gobekli Tepe
At first glance, the fox on the surface of the limestone pillar appears to be a trick of the bright sunlight. But as I move closer to the large, T-shaped megalith, I find it is carved with an improbable menagerie. A bull and a crane join the fox in an animal parade etched across the surface of the pillar, one of dozens erected by early Neolithic people at Göbekli Tepe in … [Read more...]
Jesus in India
All who try to find in the New Testament the story of what happened in Jesus’ life between the ages of 12 and 30 are inevitably sorely disappointed. Those years are not covered. Two prominent Catholic scholars at Georgetown University confirm this in JESUS IN INDIA. Catholics call that period of Jesus’ life “The Missing Years” or “The Hidden Years.” … [Read more...]
Lost Years of Jesus
Syracuse, NY — The Bible contains few verses about the time Jesus and his family spent in Egypt—fleeing King Herod’s murderous vow to kill all baby boys, to the family’s weary journey through the Sinai Desert and eventual return to Palestine (Mat. 2:14). But what really happened during Jesus’ five years in Egypt? Can evidence separate fact from speculation?What stories of … [Read more...]