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Jewish catacomb predates Christian ones:

• Jewish catacomb predates Christian ones | A Jewish catacomb in Rome predates its Christian counterparts by at least 100 years, indicating burial in the city's sprawling underground cemeteries may not have begun as a Christian practice, according to a study published Wednesday (Associated Press)
• Catacomb find boosts early Christian-Jewish ties, study says (National Geographic News)
• Study: Radiocarbon dating: Jewish inspiration of Christian catacombs | A Jewish cemetery in ancient Rome harbours a secret that bears on the history of early Christianity (Nature, sub. req'd.)

History:

• Exhibition throws light on early Christian history | The sixth-century gospels thought to have been brought from Rome by St Augustine to convert Britain to Christianity are to go on display for the first time in the biggest exhibition of illuminated manuscripts for a century (The Independent, London)
• Film chronicles Jesus in Egypt | Indialantic archaeologist helps retrace journey (Florida Today)

More articles of interest:

• The myth of marriage | A radical new book debunks the concept of marriage as a time-honored institution, and argues that we need to loosen up about it (Alternet)
• Tammy Faye says lung cancer has returned | Former televangelist Tammy Faye Messner said Wednesday that cancer has returned to her lungs, marking her third battle with the illness (Associated Press)
• Academic falls foul of Mormons | A molecular biologist with the CSIRO is facing possible ex-communication from the Mormon Church after writing a book challenging its central teachings (The Sydney Morning Herald)
• Jesus story 'gets it 97% right' | It is 97 per cent certain that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead - based on sheer logic and mathematics, not faith - according to Oxford professor Richard Swinburne (The Age, Melbourne, Australia)
• Call to cut back on city faith schools | Birmingham's head of education has called for the number of faith schools in the city to be reduced (Birmingham Post, England)

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