Posted on 02/17/2005 12:58:57 PM PST by Mike Fieschko
Rome, Feb. 17 (CWNews.com) - Vatican archeologists believe that they have identified the tomb of St. Paul in the Roman basilica that bears his name.A sarcophagus which may contain the remains of St. Paul was identified in the basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, reports Giorgio Filippi, a archeology specialist with the Vatican Museums. The sarcophagus was discovered during the excavations carried out in 2002 and 2003 around the basilica, which is located in the south of Rome. Having reached what they believe is a positive identification of the tomb, Vatican experts will soon make a public announcement of their discovery.
I always liked the joke that Paul was married, and his wife's name was Rose...hence the *thorn* in his side. < /corny joke>
I'm betting that his side hurt.
That's really cool.
"Ye hast insulted the Ulsterman, ye foul hag!"
- Ian Paisley
How did they identify it? Healed fracture from falling off his donkey?
>>got a Basillica in the right place for once.
Which Basilicas are in the wrong place?
Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre has the archaeological evidence on its side too.
could've been both - we know he had little use for women and disagreed on Jesus' policy of equality for women
or it might have been Peter and others whom the Lord personally chose and taught for 3 years - and who had many differences in doctrine with Paul -
There is no where in the Bible that even suggests that Paul disagreed with Jesus on anything(especially equality for women). Paul did not have his own seperate teachings of God's Word, but he and every other Apostle spake/wrote as The Holy Spirit commissioned them to do so. He didn't view women as inferior to men, but viewed men and women in light of their given roles by God. Another thing The Lord personally chose Paul also on the Damascus road and his disagreement with Peter was due to Peter's shunning of Gentile believers for Jewish traditions. Peter continued to look unfavorably towards Gentile believers because of other Jewish Christians even after the Lord had made it clear to him that He died for Jew and Gentile alike and that all who would receive Him would be received by Him. Paul had every right to rebuke him and had a better understanding of what The Lord's plan for mankind was than Peter(that's why Peter wrote that some of the things God revealed to Paul was hard to understand; however, he knew that it was still God's Word)
"Secrets of the Dead" on PBS had an interesting episode on the Holy Sepulchre, which outlined some of the evidence. The episode on the Shroud of Turin was fascinating also.
If the remains show decapitation it may well be Paul, since he wasn't crucified (Couldn't be - Roman citizen).
Yes but how would he feel about them?
Where do ya'll get this stuff? He was opposed to women leading worship as they did in pagan ceremonies. He was trying to remove pagan practices from the Christian churches.
St. Paul is in Minnesota.
"Secrets of the Dead"
I saw that film. It's very well done. The team doing the archaeological work is from Oxford and first rate.
"Some have theorized it was a demonic oppression in the form of a physical affliction or harassment."
"That is what it was."
You have that on good authority? Paul told you? References please...
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