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Jesus in 2017: Biblical Archaeologists Had a Big Year

By Tia Ghose published

From Jesus' tomb to his forbidden teachings, here are some of the biggest biblical archaeology findings from 2017.

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18th-Century Jesus Statue Hid a Secret Note in a Surprising Place

By Tia Ghose published

A Jesus statue that was being restored in Madrid harbored a secret — a time capsule nestled inside the buttocks of the statue.

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A page from the Coptic translation of the First Apocalypse of James from the Coptic Museum in Cairo, Egypt.

Jesus' Secret Revelations? Copy of Forbidden Teachings Found in Egypt

By Brandon Specktor published

A forbidden Gnostic text that claims to be Jesus' secret teachings to his brother James have been unearthed in an ancient trash heap in Egypt.

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The shrine (sometimes called the Edicule) that holds the tomb of Jesus is seen in this photograph. The shrine is located within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

'Tomb of Jesus' Dates Back Nearly 1,700 Years

By Owen Jarus published

The limestone bed dates to almost 300 years after the death of Jesus.

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Visitors look at an exhibit about the Dead Sea scrolls at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.

Are the Museum of the Bible's Dead Sea Scrolls Fakes?

By Megan Gannon published

Scholars are still debating whether the 13 fragments are legitimate scraps of the ancient Hebrew Bible or modern forgeries.

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Camino de Santiago

What Drives Religious Belief? It's Not Intuition

By Laura Geggel published

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Built by Franciscan monks between 1460 and 1510, the chapel of bones is constructed from the bones of thousands of people.

The History Behind That Creepy Bone Chapel You Saw on Reddit

By Stephanie Pappas published

A chapel of bones has a spiritual history.

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robot hand and human hand against sky background.

Church that Worships AI God May Be the Way of the Future

By Glenn McDonald published

A former Google and Uber engineer wants to establish Way of the Future, a religious group dedicated to a "godhead based on artificial intelligence."

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Earth doomsday, planet x,

Apocalypse Now? Doomsday Predictions Are Just Recycled Bogus Theories

By Stephanie Pappas published

Old myths about Planet X meld with biblical predictions for a Sept. 23 apocalypse.

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A letter supposedly written by a nun possessed by Satan has been deciphered.

Satan's Enigma: 'Possessed' Nun's 17th-Century Letter Deciphered

By Rossella Lorenzi published

A mysterious letter written more than 300 years ago by a Sicilian nun who claimed to be possessed by Satan has finally been deciphered. Scientists used a deep-web code breaker to read the letter.

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