Jesus 'Tomb' Controversy Reopened
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A Jerusalem conference convened by a Princeton theologian reexamines claims that the body of Christ was buried on Earth
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JERUSALEM -- An Israeli archeologist said the site of a dig outside a disputed holy compound in Jerusalem might contain a Muslim prayer room, and the work drew renewed condemnation yesterday.
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KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel - Archaeologists think they've found a cave where John the Baptist baptized many of his followers - basing their theory on thousands of shards from ritual jugs, a stone used for foot cleansing and wall carvings telling the story of the biblical preacher.    Only a few artifacts linked to New Testament figures have ever been found in the Holy Land, and the cave is potentially a major discovery in biblical archaeology...
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Playback singer and music director Himesh Reshammiya has created a controversy by visiting the holy tomb of Khawja Moinuddhin Chishti wearing a burqa, for which he apologised later.
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A document that surfaced recently in church archives has revived debate about a contentious post-World War II issue: the Vatican's attempt to keep hold of some Jewish children who were protected from the Nazis by Christian families.
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Archaeologists and clergymen in the Holy Land derided claims in a new documentary produced by James Cameron that contradict major Christian tenets, but the Oscar-winning director said the evidence was based on sound statistics.
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Filmmakers and researchers on Monday unveiled two ancient stone boxes they said may have once contained the remains of Jesus and Mary Magdalene, but several scholars derided the claims made in a new documentary as unfounded and contradictory to basic Christian beliefs.
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Archaeologists in Jerusalem have unearthed a paved assembly area and water channel at the site of a pool where some Christians believe Jesus gave sight to a blind man, Israel's Antiquities Authority said on Thursday.
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A new initiative revives one of the great literary controversies: that the Bard was not who we think he was
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BamiyanÂs Buddhist relics are again the focus of debate: Is it possible to restore the great Buddhas?
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Two pieces of Christian art that predate the Holocaust raise questions about anti-Semitism.
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Experts are to open a tomb in the Dominican Republic to see if it holds the remains of Christopher Columbus.
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Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians were last night locked in dispute over an 800-year-old war crime and a box of 1,600-year-old bones that was meant to have brought them a giant step closer to reunification.
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An Israeli archaeologist said the site of an archaeological dig outside a disputed holy compound in Jerusalem might contain a Muslim prayer room, and the work drew renewed condemnation Sunday.
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Subhed: Q&amp;A: A new book on 'The Gospel of Judas' reveals sharp divisions among early Christians on issue of death as a validation of faith. TIME's David Van Biema discussed the issue with author Elaine Pagels
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JERUSALEM -- Archeologists in Jerusalem have identified the remains of the Siloam Pool, where the Bible says Jesus miraculously cured a man's blindness, researchers said yesterday -- underlining a stirring link between the works of Jesus and ancient Jewish rituals.
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Different interpretations of the Bible have been at the heart of an ongoing dispute among the world&#39;s Anglican Christians over the place of gays and lesbians in their churches.