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Finders of the Lost Ark?

Why some amateurs are stirring up dust and little else.

Gordon Govier | posted 5/05/2008 09:06AM

The late Ron Wyatt, a self-styled amateur archaeologist, claimed to have found Noah's Ark, the Ark of the Covenant, and the original stones of the Ten Commandments. Indiana Jones should have been so lucky. ...

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George

Posted: May 12, 2008 11:40 AM


Great story. Wow, is there anything ground penetrating radar cant do? http://www.southernradarimaging.com/ground-penetrating-radar/

M P Cady

Posted: May 06, 2008 7:09 PM


What about Ron Wyatt's findings in the Red Sea? This sounds like a smear campaign.

Brian

Posted: May 06, 2008 5:36 PM


God will probably not let either Noah's Arc or the Arc of the Covenant to be discovered... at least not until the very end of times. The discovery of either of these relics would too strongly prove the truth of the Scriptures and I doubt He is going to make it so obvious to the unbelieving world... just a theory of course... I'm not claiming to have any revelation of God's actual plans though...

Harper

Posted: May 06, 2008 4:41 PM

Very insightful article. However even amateurs need to have methods to use in order to analyze, measure, test and record their findings. We can't play Indiana Jones here with spade in one hand and bullwhip in another. Nor can we have disappearing relics like Joseph Smith's gold tablets. For example if Ron Wyatt did indeed find the Ark of the Covenant than were is the photo or proof of it? Or will it forever be held in secret in the basement of a sanctuary in Ethiopia never to be seen by anyone except Ron Wyatt? I wonder if most of these amateurs are out for seeking attention to themselves by selling books or getting airtime on the History Channel. Sadly many of these amateurs and their 'almost' or 'unviewable' discoveries are best reserved for the shelves next to the latest consipracy theory titles.

Jim	Posted: May 06, 2008 12:21 PM


The proof of the validity of the Bible is in the change it brings to the human heart, not in historicizing alagorical tales.

Wayne Taylor

Posted: May 05, 2008 7:26 PM

I think the article stands on its own. However I have offten wondered as I have read of these ark siteings through the years, if the "so called" ramains are so hign in altitude as to hinder anyone from getting to them, how did all the pasnengers on board get down when the water subsided to re-populate the earth?? Was the mountian less high at the time or what?? If any one has any thoughts and would like the share them personally ,my email is waynestarlet@bellsouth.net

n Walker

Posted: May 05, 2008 3:01 PM

Let's not close our minds to anything just yet. I note that a World leading image enhancement firm based in New zealand has been brought in to do satelite based analysis on the most recent Noah's Ark claims. Too often we Christians fall into the trap of being too rationalisic instead of just letting the facts emerge first. If it's "hogwash" it will be shown to be so if not then we don't want to be seen to just have been finding faults in the approaches of well meaning Christians

dyan	Posted: May 05, 2008 2:34 PM


Just want to share. There was a dvd talking about a team who found the Ard and filmed it. This DVD was sold to many Chinese Christians. Also, many churches asked the team members to share this BIG discovery. If you can read Chinese, please go to the following page to take a look. http://www.thedaysofnoah.com/

Matt	Posted: May 05, 2008 2:19 PM


Jim--my thoughts exactly. My guess is that he and his descendants used the wood for something else. When would they ever need a boat that size again? No need to let perfectly good wood go to waste.

Vern	Posted: May 05, 2008 1:55 PM


Is the evidence brought forth by Ron Wyatt a fraud? He seemed like a reputable Christian witness.

Philip Williams

Posted: May 05, 2008 1:45 PM


I am a complete literalist with regard to the history of the early chapters of Genesis, and I work to see this history properly understood. But I can't disagree with this article in any way. Those such as the late Ron Wyatt have done great damage to the reputation of Christians and the Bible. The Christian community needs more cooperation and self-discipline to put these things on proper course.

Mark Lind

Posted: May 05, 2008 1:30 PM

This highlights why Christian archaeologists often do the opposite of their goal. I especially like the comment near the end, "Archaeologists are also excavating the Philistine city of Gath, where they uncovered a pottery sherd with a name similar to Goliath written on it." So... if we were to find an artifact SIMILAR to an interesting name on it, do we simply say, "they must have meant this well known and more important name when they wrote that", and claim it was refering to Goliath? Can I use this same trick to look up the phone numbers of unlisted people in the phone directory? I can't find John Smith, so I look up John Smythe, and when I reach him on the phone INSIST that it is John Smith. "I know it's you!" It is encouraging that there are so many scientific tools, as of late, however, to better increase the effectiveness of our searches, though. Sadly, however, finding one boat in a giant world, among all those that were built before and since Noah's arc seems a little futile.

Jim	Posted: May 05, 2008 1:04 PM


Attacks on amatuers are one thing, but how some critical standards for those attcks. In searching for the ark, should we expect to find anything? Wouldn't Noah have used the wood for shelter and heat for quite a long time?

StevenH

Posted: May 05, 2008 12:31 PM


Good afternoon. Commentary, and little else, make this article a near-total waste of reading time. Where are the facts to support that these researchers are merely stirring up dust?

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