'Ark of the Covenant' about to be unveiled?

Evangelion said:
So, no evidence then.
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Problem is, something like that you can never ever give evidence.

Even if it's carbon dated or any other 'scientific' methods to prove it's date coincides with what his biblically written, all it proves is that it's an object that was there in that period of time.

No proof can be given that the object about to reveiled has come from God, that it was handled my Moses himself, that it was carried by priests or any other claim in the bible.

From a purely archaeological point of view, it would be lovely to see something that has been held for so long in such secret and that has caused so many stories over the years. From a religious point of view it may offer some happiness to billions of people around the world, especially in harrowing times the world faces at the moment.

But other than that, apart from finding a Hebrew barcode that reads "Made by God in Heaven", we'll just never know.
 
Evangelion said:
So, no evidence then.
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You're just trolling really aren't you. This is not one of my primary fields of interest and so I don't know all the souces off by heart.

The evidence is mainly anecotal but there are many books written on the subject by academics who have traced the movements of the Ark from secondary sources of evidence. No primary sources exist of course. However, the lack of primary sources of evidence don't preclude a theory based on secondary evidence, as well you know.
It's unlikely that the Ark resides in that church to this day but it's journey through Egypt and Etheopia is well documented in several books.

The Lost Ark of the Covenant: The Remarkable Quest for the Legendary Ark - Tudor Parfitt
The Templars and the Ark of the Covenant: The Discovery of the Treasure of Solomon - Grahame Phillips (Mentions the possibility briefly)

Read those books.
 
Rilot said:
You're just trolling really aren't you.
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Nah, he's not trolling, he's just one of these internet hard-men with a narrow mind who can't think outside the box.

The fact is that there will always - always - be people screaming 'fake' at things like this, even if Jesus himself appeared and said "actually I've been hiding in a bunker in Rhyl for several centuries but this is the real thing".

It's the same reason why we'll probably never be able to prove the existence of ghosts. No matter how much evidence, video footage, confirmation by important figures - or even personal experiences - there is, a lot of people will always concoct another explanation.

I imagine things like this scare people like Evangelion [of course he will refute this]. Thinking that the Ark may actually exist goes against the belief systems of so many people who consider themselves normal and realised that if it were proven to exist they'd have to reconsider their entire mindset and the fabric of what psychologically makes them who they are.
 
Spektor said:
You accuse him of trolling.



Then go onto agree with what he said by explaining how it is all bs.

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I didn't say it was BS at all. I stated that no primary evidence exists (eg, The Ark itself, Writings from a contemporary eye witness)
So only primary evidence is allowed is it?
That kinda blows away nearly all historical understanding.

I wasn't saying in my original post that I thought it was true that they had the Ark. I said "there is a huge amout of evidence that points to the Ark being in Ethiopia". I didn't state that that evidence was tested. Nor did I state whether I belived the artical was true, nor did I state that the church did in fact have the ark in it's posession.

I should have added the word "supposidly" to my statement "It is paraded through the streets of the local town from time to time, covered with a black sheet."

I was merely pointing out that there was plenty of academic writings and supporting secondary evidence for the ark residing somewhere in Etheopia. Whether that is in the ground somewhere, as dust, or in a chapple is unknown.
 
It will be fake.

The Ark would have been made of wood covered in gold leaf and would have rotted away by now with age. Its no longer important as Jesus fullfilled the covenment and Ark was no longer needed.
 
Robdav said:
If it was true, and there was actually a real arc, then i'd eat my hat!
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I wouldnt be surprised if there was a real Ark, just as I wouldnt be surprised if there was a real Jesus.

Whether or not the Ark really what the bible claims it was though...thats a somewhat more dubious issue to me. (just as whether Jesus really was the son of God and performed miracles, or whether he was just another normal person)

Its that way for a lot of the "holy" stuff for me, I dont doubt that most of it existed, its more a doubt that its what they say it is.
 
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