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Originally Posted by son of Roderic
How pleasant to see you all debate such a sensitive topic like well mannered adults. I for one do not agree with christianity/ science helping eachother hand in hand. I can agree that science has helped uncover some questions about Christ; Mary Magdalen his lover and an Apostle not a prostitute for instance. CNN news story on recent scroll discoveries.
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Let me guess, the Nag Hamandi library which was discovered 50 years ago and supposedly uncovers new information about Christianity's roots? And of course who can forget Dan Brown's
Da Vinci Code, which supposedly adds credence to the scrolls.
Of course Philip Jenkins refutes much the common theories concerning the scrolls in his book
Hidden Gospels: How the Quest for Jesus Lost its Way. These texts were of a fringe minority that had no basis on the theological thinking of the church as a whole. Basically these texts have been blown way out of proportion; which actually destroys their true value as historical document.
Heres a review of the book written by the author himself. Enjoy!
http://www.bibleinterp.com/articles/hiddengospel.htm