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Title: i am simon, i am new here, Post by: simon syrene on October 27, 2003, 11:27:05 PM just say hello to everybody.
Title: Re:i am simon, i am new here, Post by: nChrist on October 28, 2003, 01:04:09 AM Oklahoma Howdy to Simon,
Welcome to Christians Unite. I sincerely hope you enjoy the Christian Fellowship here. I moved this message to here so that more people will see it and say hello. In Christ, Tom Title: Re:i am simon, i am new here, Post by: Allinall on October 28, 2003, 02:38:58 AM Hiya! :D
Title: Re:i am simon, i am new here, Post by: Willowbirch on October 28, 2003, 07:06:05 AM Hello, Simon! Glad to have you here! :)
Title: Re:i am simon, i am new here, Post by: Symphony on November 07, 2003, 10:51:10 AM Wow. Just trying to figure out bep's post here under General Discussion :-\. But anyway, I was just reviewing an earlier copy of B.A.R. magazine last night, on a related article(did you know they have an inscription, from Jordon, referring to Balaam, son of Beor, as mentioned at lenght in Numbers 22-24, recounting the supposed curse he was suppose to pronounce on Israel, which instead came out as a blessing... They have an inscription recounting that passage...)... and in that particular issue(July/August, '03), an article, with color photos, that they've found a bone box, inscribed with "Simon of Cyrene". They think it's his. That he migrated later to North Africa, where this box was found!! Weird. Now, here, I get referred to Simon of Syrene's post. Doodoodoodoodoodooodoodoo(you have now entered, THe Twilight Zone...) :-X Title: Re:i am simon, i am new here, Post by: Willowbirch on November 08, 2003, 12:29:59 PM That is fascinating, Symphony! Do they know what animal bone the box was made of?
Title: Re:i am simon, i am new here, Post by: simon syrene on November 08, 2003, 02:56:00 PM thanks for all the warm-hearted welcom.
God bless you all Title: Re:i am simon, i am new here, Post by: Symphony on November 08, 2003, 03:48:45 PM Yes, welcome Simon. Willowburch, are you joking?? No, actually, when they say "bone box", they mean a specially fashioned box to hold the bones of the deceased. About the size of a medium suitcase. They've become public recently mainly b/c of the announcement one year ago re: a similar box with the inscription of James, son of Joseph, broth of Jesus--the James who was martyred. This box would be similar. It's a known, authenticated custom that just for about a severnty year period, from the time of Herod the Great, to the Roman destruction in Jerusalem, in 70 A.D., Jews would lay their dead out in tombs, come back a year later, put the bones in a limestone box, making room in the tomb for other deceased later on. Real estate in 1st century Jerusalem was at a premium. There are known hundreds of the limestone boxes on the antiquities market. They aren't worth much, becuase most are unidentified. Supposedly, the owner of the Joseph ossuary paid just $700 for his. Of course, now that they've discovered that inscription on it, assuming it is authenticated, who knows what it's value. It's all quite controversial. (It would mean a lot to their tourist trade alone, so accusations are flying fast and furious.) Several boxes also were discovered in 1990, with Caiphus's name and family name on them. A bulldozing for apartments, and there they were--an undiscovered tomb. These have been authenticated, and are assumed to be of the high priest at Jesus' trial. B/c their "provenance", or origin, is easily proven and documented, they are considered authentic. This one of Simon of Cyrene quite interesting. I will have to go back and read the article again, though. Title: Re:i am simon, i am new here, Post by: Willowbirch on November 08, 2003, 05:02:06 PM Willowburch, are you joking?? No, actually, when they say "bone box", they mean a specially fashioned box to hold the bones of the deceased. About the size of a medium suitcase. Title: Re:i am simon, i am new here, Post by: Symphony on November 08, 2003, 05:52:46 PM No problem. When I first heard it, I thought the same thing. |