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Mysterious Bones May Belong to John the Baptist
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Topic Started: June 16, 2012, 9:46 am (440 Views)
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M. Hawbaker
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June 16, 2012, 9:46 am
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A small handful of bones found in an ancient church in Bulgaria may belong to John the Baptist, the biblical figure said to have baptized Jesus. There's no way to be sure, of course, as there are no confirmed pieces of John the Baptist to compare to the fragments of bone. But the sarcophagus holding the bones was found near a second box bearing the name of St. John and his feast date (also called a holy day) of June 24. Now, new radiocarbon dating of the collagen in one of the bones pegs its age to the early first century, consistent with the New Testament and Jewish histories of John the Baptist's life.
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cricket55
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June 16, 2012, 4:31 pm
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So was the skull missing, I wonder?
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Rainbo
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June 16, 2012, 6:08 pm
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Good question Cricket.
They said fragments of bones so I'm guessing not, but maybe some were skull fragments.
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cricket55
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June 16, 2012, 6:30 pm
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If there are skull fragments then can't be john's bones, because his head be missing. Doubt if they ended up together in that box.
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