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| Ancient book of psalms unearthed from Irish bog |
| 2006-07-26 |
| Archeologists in Ireland are treating the finding of an ancient book of psalms unearthed from bogland as a miracle. The book was discovered by a man digging peat from the bog with a backhoe. . . . There's two sets of odds that make this discovery really way out," said Wallace. "First of all, it's unlikely that something this fragile could survive buried in a bog at all, and then for it to be unearthed and spotted before it was destroyed is incalculably more amazing." The book has about 20 pages and experts believe it was written by monks between 800 and 1000 AD. And now for the wierd part: Painstakingly copied in Latin script, it was found open to a page describing Psalm 83, in which God hears complaints of other nations' attempts to wipe out the name of Israel. Psalm 83:1-4 seems oddly appropriate to current events: Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. Mere coincidence? Or something more? |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #4 RD, St. Karl wrote Psalm 83? Damn, that guy is clever. :) |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2006-07-26 23:20 |
| #3 i say hoax |
| Posted by: Thromort Glomoger4987 2006-07-26 20:29 |
| #2 St. Karl's Werk! |
| Posted by: RD 2006-07-26 19:32 |
| #1 Between this and the Opus Dei story, the conspiracy nutz are going to go wild. |
| Posted by: N guard 2006-07-26 19:14 |