Is this “the greatest revelation into the life of Jesus in nearly 2,000 years”? So speculates one report on “The Lost Gospel.” This new book explores a 1,500-year-old Aramaic-language manuscript found at the British Library. Called the Ecclesiastical History of Zacharias Rhetor, the document speaks of a figure named Joseph who had a wife named Aseneth. According to Barrie Wilson and Simcha Jacobovici, these characters symbolize Jesus and Mary Magdalene, showing that the two were married and had children.
Lest you think the two have rewritten history, listen to what scholars say about their thesis. “It sounds like the deepest bilge,” according to one Oxford professor. Another scholar calls it “utter hogwash” and warns that “we’re basically looking at a sensationalist money-making scheme here.” An earlier documentary by Jacobovici has been branded one of the top 10 scientific hoaxes of all time. A group of 17 renowned academics publically rejected another of his claims. Just because something sounds legitimate doesn’t mean that it is.
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Francisco Garcia served 18 months in Afghanistan before returning home to Los Angeles. Leaving a party at 2 AM Sunday morning, he was gunned down by an unknown assailant with whom he apparently had an earlier dispute. The headline reads, “Hundreds mourn Army vet who survived Afghanistan, but not LA streets.”