Title piece here.
As most artifacts pertaining to Jesus, it's authenticity is being scrutinized. Is this going to turn out like the recent tomb discoveries did, or do you guys think this is the real deal? According to the NY times:
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"If such a messianic description really is there, it will contribute to a developing re-evaluation of both popular and scholarly views of Jesus"
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^ Others say it isn't quite as sensational as it's being depicted. What I'm failing to see is what is so surprising about the fact that Christian theology borrows from Judaism. How controversial is this going to get?