"A nearly 1,500-year-old section of the Bible has been unearthed during a recent study, according to scientists. The team used ultraviolet photography to reveal the hidden chapter, which was concealed beneath an astonishing three layers of text in an ancient manuscript housed at the Vatican. Published in the journal New Testament Studies, the research suggests that this chapter is one of the earliest translations of the Gospels. This discovery provides fresh insight into a new interpretation of Matthew chapter 12 in the New Testament and is hailed as offering a "unique gateway" into the early phase of copying, preserving and spreading the written word of the Gospels across generations." The researchers also suspect that this fragment is the sole surviving piece of a fourth manuscript that testifies to the old Syriac version of the Bible. The newly discovered section underscores the variations in information contained in different translations. For instance, the original Greek version of Matthew chapter 12 verse 1 reads: "At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath; and his disciples became hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat". However, the Syriac translation states: ""...began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them," reports The Express." Archaeologists discover 1,500 year-old lost Bible chapter hidden in Vatican manuscript
Ergot grows on grains, and can have LSD like effects. What a way to meet God. High as a kite. My old phys ed teacher told me how to eat wheat. Rub between hands to remove the outer husks. A big handful was the first gum- chewing. No bubbles though. No wild trip either.
Heya...My reading comprehension may not be too good. Wouldn't "abiotic oil" indicate it was formed via inorganic processes ? An abiotic oil would be produced much quicker than biotic oil. Which would explain "dry" wells refilling within 5-10 years after being "empty" and abandoned. To me- the mantle contains all the pressures, heat, chemicals etc to produce oil. Its not mostly dead dinosaurs and peat. Our "oil sands" have been pumping out oil for eons, which - to me - indicates a recurring resource. Not millions of years. My opinion. Cheers.
From Wiki: The abiogenic petroleum origin hypothesis proposes that most of earth's petroleum and natural gas deposits were formed inorganically, commonly known as abiotic oil.[1] Scientific evidence overwhelmingly supports a biogenic origin for most of the world's petroleum deposits.[2][3] Mainstream theories about the formation of hydrocarbons on earth point to an origin from the decomposition of long-dead organisms, though the existence of hydrocarbons on extraterrestrial bodies like Saturn's moon Titan indicates that hydrocarbons are sometimes naturally produced by inorganic means. A historical overview of theories of the abiogenic origins of hydrocarbons has been published.[3] 30 ---- A chemical analysis of our oil shows biological origins.
My understanding is while there may be abiotic petrochemicals (APs) out there we don't have enough information to make a sound case for APs. And the "regular kind" is vastly more prevalent if not outright unique.
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I've wondered about the assumption that Asiatic tribes would move down the coast to find climatic conditions they would have considered favorable or "normal". The fastest way to get to the megafauna ranges would be to go east over the Rockies into the prairie where millions of buffalo would have been roaming during the epoch under discussion. I can picture them hauling up in the Vancouver area for the winter while scouts went in all directions.
Usually the fastest way is by water…Zero terrain problems. Coast hopping or using rivers is probably the easiest, quickest, safest way of travel. The boat/canoe holds freight, rather than hauling it across terrain…
Yep, big plus in the ability to carry more than a person could backpack. Kayaks with bow and stern full of furs or firewood or jerky, easier to find a place to camp and you don't have to hunt for supper. AND if hostile humans or critters show up the whole group can withdraw to deep water quicker.
People who claim we walked over from Asia have NOT been to Alaska. Not impossible, but a total PITA at minimum.