it’s really exciting to take these out of storage and look at them and you sort
of storage and look at them and you sort
of storage and look at them and you sort of get a sense of the excitement and
of get a sense of the excitement and
of get a sense of the excitement and sense of discovery that freer had when
sense of discovery that freer had when
sense of discovery that freer had when he first saw these manuscripts and you
he first saw these manuscripts and you
he first saw these manuscripts and you can just imagine how exciting I made
can just imagine how exciting I made
can just imagine how exciting I made something like out of Indiana Jones
something like out of Indiana Jones
something like out of Indiana Jones these Bibles are really important for a
these Bibles are really important for a
these Bibles are really important for a number of reasons because they date to a
number of reasons because they date to a
number of reasons because they date to a period when Christianity had
period when Christianity had
period when Christianity had transitioned from being a sort of
transitioned from being a sort of
transitioned from being a sort of underground cult religion to being a
underground cult religion to being a
underground cult religion to being a normative religion and so it was at the
normative religion and so it was at the
normative religion and so it was at the very moment that these texts were being
very moment that these texts were being
very moment that these texts were being standardized and codified they’re made
standardized and codified they’re made
standardized and codified they’re made from animal skin also called parchment
from animal skin also called parchment
from animal skin also called parchment and it can be the animal skins that were
and it can be the animal skins that were
and it can be the animal skins that were used were varied either goat sheep or
used were varied either goat sheep or
used were varied either goat sheep or cow
cow
cow parchment is it’s actually a very nice
parchment is it’s actually a very nice
parchment is it’s actually a very nice material it’s very it is essentially
material it’s very it is essentially
material it’s very it is essentially like leather
like leather
like leather except it’s not tanned it’s actually
except it’s not tanned it’s actually
except it’s not tanned it’s actually it’s it feels nice I think the main
it’s it feels nice I think the main
it’s it feels nice I think the main techniques that have been used to date
techniques that have been used to date
techniques that have been used to date these have been based on looking at the
these have been based on looking at the
these have been based on looking at the style of script and writing and words
style of script and writing and words
style of script and writing and words and letters used there are other
and letters used there are other
and letters used there are other scientific tests that can be done like
scientific tests that can be done like
scientific tests that can be done like carbon-14 dating the problem with the
carbon-14 dating the problem with the
carbon-14 dating the problem with the tests like that is that it’s what we
tests like that is that it’s what we
tests like that is that it’s what we call a destructive analysis you actually
call a destructive analysis you actually
call a destructive analysis you actually have to take a sample which then gets
have to take a sample which then gets
have to take a sample which then gets destroyed and at this point in time we
destroyed and at this point in time we
destroyed and at this point in time we don’t want to put holes in in our
don’t want to put holes in in our
don’t want to put holes in in our important documents we’re showing it now
important documents we’re showing it now
important documents we’re showing it now in the unexpected setting of whistlers
in the unexpected setting of whistlers
in the unexpected setting of whistlers peacock room because that’s how Charles
peacock room because that’s how Charles
peacock room because that’s how Charles freer showed it when it was in his
freer showed it when it was in his
freer showed it when it was in his possession at his home in Detroit so
possession at his home in Detroit so
possession at his home in Detroit so these Bibles are really important for a
these Bibles are really important for a
these Bibles are really important for a number of reasons because they date to a
number of reasons because they date to a
number of reasons because they date to a period when Christianity had
period when Christianity had
period when Christianity had transitioned from being a sort of
transitioned from being a sort of
transitioned from being a sort of underground cult religion to being a
underground cult religion to being a
underground cult religion to being a normative religion and so it was at the
normative religion and so it was at the
normative religion and so it was at the very moment that these texts were being
very moment that these texts were being
very moment that these texts were being standardized and codified there are a
standardized and codified there are a
standardized and codified there are a lot of very sort of esoteric anomalies
lot of very sort of esoteric anomalies
lot of very sort of esoteric anomalies but the most famous and the most
but the most famous and the most
but the most famous and the most significant and certainly the one that
significant and certainly the one that
significant and certainly the one that caused the biggest stir
caused the biggest stir
caused the biggest stir when the Gospels were published in 1912
when the Gospels were published in 1912
when the Gospels were published in 1912 is what’s known as the freer Logie on
is what’s known as the freer Logie on
is what’s known as the freer Logie on and that’s essentially a verse that
and that’s essentially a verse that
and that’s essentially a verse that follows the last chapter of the book of
follows the last chapter of the book of
follows the last chapter of the book of Mark that occurs in no other known
Mark that occurs in no other known
Mark that occurs in no other known gospel in the world and it’s essentially
gospel in the world and it’s essentially
gospel in the world and it’s essentially a post-resurrection appearance of Christ
a post-resurrection appearance of Christ
a post-resurrection appearance of Christ before some of his disciples where he
before some of his disciples where he
before some of his disciples where he proclaims the end of Satan’s reign on
proclaims the end of Satan’s reign on
proclaims the end of Satan’s reign on earth scholars have suggested that it
earth scholars have suggested that it
earth scholars have suggested that it may relate to a now lost gospel that no
may relate to a now lost gospel that no
may relate to a now lost gospel that no longer is part of the four Gospels but
longer is part of the four Gospels but
longer is part of the four Gospels but we really don’t know what its origins
we really don’t know what its origins
we really don’t know what its origins are how it ended up at the end of the
are how it ended up at the end of the
are how it ended up at the end of the book of mark
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