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Players from one of college basketball’s most prominent teams took part in a baptism ceremony in the Jordan River. The Auburn men’s basketball team visited multiple historical sites in Israel, including the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which tradition says was the site of Christ’s empty tomb. The team’s official social media account posted pictures of the baptisms.…

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Antiquity experts in Israel say they have found archaeological evidence of the destruction of the Second Temple as prophesied by Jesus in the New Testament. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), the governmental authority responsible for excavation and conservation in the Holy Land, announced the discovery of stones believed to have been used as projectiles to…

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According to reports, archeological workers restoring the historic Syriac Orthodox Mar Thomas Church in Iraq’s capital Mosul, have discovered about a dozen ancient relics and parchments connected to several saints. The church was heavily damaged by Islamic State fighters almost four years ago. The relics include manuscripts in Syriac and Aramaic as well as six…

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Archaeologists recently uncovered Christian prayer beads dating from the eighth to ninth century on an ancient island in the United Kingdom known as “Holy Island” and say the discovery will give an insight into how people in medieval Britain lived and expressed their faith. The beads, made from salmon vertebrae, were found clustered around the…

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Christian evangelist and YouTube star Paul Begley believes the world is coming to an end and says that the catastrophic events of 2020 are clear signs. Begley has cited the coronavirus pandemic and several eclipses as indicators of the end times on his YouTube channel with nearly 340,000 followers. Recently, he’s discussed how the Holy…

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