tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post4162271171477087989..comments2024-03-26T12:05:58.591-04:00Comments on Freemasons For Dummies: Tiny Solomon's Temple Artifact DiscoveredChristopher Hodapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-24884526402638043992018-11-22T02:20:54.418-05:002018-11-22T02:20:54.418-05:00I'm not defending it in any way, but a clay ba...I'm not defending it in any way, but a clay ball of that tiny size, buried without use is unlikely to have much in the way of contact marks and bleaching. Beka stones have been found in that area in the past. No real way to date them, but coins with the <i> bet</i> mark go as early as 5000 BC. <br /><br />As for it being<i> "pretty well accepted that the 'First Temple' is legendary,"</i> I would disagree with you there. The Waqf certainly wants to declare it legendary, while the Israeli Antiquities Authority wants it proved. The Waqf dumps the excavated refuse and doesn't want it examined by the Israelis. That alone rings my alarm bells every time I hear it.Christopher Hodapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-51329608671541674642018-11-21T23:45:19.756-05:002018-11-21T23:45:19.756-05:00hmmm...this seems a bit fishy to me.
It's p...hmmm...this seems a bit fishy to me. <br /><br />It's pretty well accepted amongst archaeologists that the "First Temple" is legendary; it didn't actually exist. <br /><br />Also, as someone who has been an antiques dealer for the past couple of decades, as well as a collector of antiquities, this piece looks completely wrong for being a stone that was supposedly engraved 3,000 years ago, and has been buried since then. It lacks the contact marks, erosion, weathering and bleaching that one would expect. <br /><br />My suspicion is that this was recently created as a way to lend legitimacy to the Jewish claim to Jerusalem. Unfortunately, fake antiquities are all too common, and aren't infrequently created to promote or support a particular sociopolitical claim. (Cf. "The Gospel of Jesus' Wife")Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14071800069166709875noreply@blogger.com