Feb 24 - Secret Bible in which 'Jesus predicts coming of Prophet Muhammad' unearthed in Turkey

A secret Bible in which Jesus is believed to predict the coming of the Prophet Muhammad to Earth has sparked serious interest from the Vatican.

Pope Benedict XVI is claimed to want to see the 1,500-year-old book, which many say is the Gospel of Barnabas, that has been hidden by the Turkish state for the last 12 years.

The £14million handwritten gold lettered tome, penned in Jesus' native Aramaic language, is said to contain his early teachings and a prediction of the Prophet's coming.

The leather-bound text, written on animal hide, was discovered by Turkish police during an anti-smuggling operation in 2000.

It was closely guarded until 2010, when it was finally handed over to the Ankara Ethnography Museum, and will soon be put back on public display following a minor restoration.

A photocopy of a single page from the handwritten ancient manuscript is thought to be worth £1.5million.

Turkish culture and tourism minister Ertugrul Gunay said the book could be an authentic version of the Gospel, which was suppressed by the Christian Church for its strong parallels with the Islamic view of Jesus.

He also said the Vatican had made an official request to see the scripture - a controversial text which Muslims claim is an addition to the original gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John.

In line with Islamic belief, the Gospel treats Jesus as a human being and not a God.

It rejects the ideas of the Holy Trinity and the Crucifixion and reveals that Jesus predicted the coming of the Prophet Muhammad.

In one version of the gospel, he is said to have told a priest: 'How shall the Messiah be called? Muhammad is his blessed name'.



And in another Jesus denied being the Messiah, claiming that he or she would be Ishmaelite, the term used for an Arab.

Despite the interest in the newly re-discovered book, some believe it is a fake and only dates back to the 16th century.

The oldest copies of the book date back to that time, and are written in Spanish and Italian.

Protestant pastor İhsan Özbek said it was unlikely to be authentic.

This is because St Barnabas lived in the first century and was one of the Apostles of Jesus, in contrast to this version which is said to come from the fifth or sixth century.

He told the Today Zaman newspaper: 'The copy in Ankara might have been written by one of the followers of St Barnabas.

'Since there is around 500 years in between St Barnabas and the writing of the Bible copy, Muslims may be disappointed to see that this copy does not include things they would like to see.

'It might have no relation with the content of the Gospel of Barnabas.'

Theology professor Ömer Faruk Harman said a scientific scan of the bible may be the only way to reveal how old it really is



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I wonder why the Turkish gov't decided to hold onto it in secret for so long?

because it negates the world's largest organized religions and if it's real then it's more proof that religion was controlled by man and not God.....many places are ruled under religious or religious-related law...so if u undermine that a lot of people's power goes poof

imo the world is moving more toward spirituality and/or atheism because of discoveries like these

let the arguing begin

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Why are people still interested in books written hundreds of thousands of years ago, by men who would never be prepared to handle the issues we humans face in the 21st century.

Because it's been shoved into their heads since they were santa clause eligible and they cork it up with some fear and they make their own religious interpretation through that.

There are the fundamentalists, and then there are people like the !!s who come on BX who go "yea i believe ALL of that.... oh premarital secks? naw that's jus a typo. that's open to interpretation! and love thy neighbor except for the !!head up in 4b who plays beastie boys till 4 in the morning"

So, really even the people who call themselves christians or muslims or whatever don't really believe it. The ones who TRULY believe it are mentally insane

errday errday errday
like we sittin on a bench nicca we ont really play

Did they say it could be fake because it was written 500 years after the events took place?

Wasn't the bible written over centuries?

How does that make it a fake?

they're going to say that cause it negates what they've been teaching people as fact

thats all

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For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and they will show great signs and wonders so as to deceive and lead astray, if possible, even the elect (God's chosen ones).
See, I have warned you beforehand.

Matthew24:24

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either way its still a fairy tale

including "Jesus Christ"

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HAHAHAHAHAHA
yes christians and muslims and jews are all one religion
now all we need is the one world government and some barcodes on everyone

um no because thats Jesus' quote, dumbass.

Mashallah..this !! is true..prophet muhammad was the last prophet..prophet isah(jesus) was not the son of god..god has no son, i respect all religions but i'll never understand how people[..]ume that god is like us humans and could have a son or daughter