Turkish authorities confirmed the discovery of a 1,500-year-old Gospel, which is believed to have foretold the coming of Prophet Mohammed to Earth, attracting the attention from Vatican, recent reports said. Jesus, in the newly discovered Gospel, which had been hidden in Turkey for thepast 12 years, allegedly bears strong resemblance to the Islamic view of Jesus, according to Turkish culture and tourism minister Ertugrul Gunay. The Court House has sent us a 1,500-year-old Gospel, which was probably written in Aramaic. It was written in a language like the one spoken by Jesus, Gunay toldreporters. Pope Benedict XVI has reportedly said he wants to have a look at the centuries-old text, which many refer to as the Gospel of Barnabas. The leather-bound volume, estimated to be worth around $28 million, was discovered by the Turkish police during an anti-smuggling operation in2000. The photocopy of a single page of the original manuscript is believed to be worth more than $2 million. The handwritten gold-letteredGospel, written on animal hide,was closely guarded until 2010, when it was handed over to the Ankara Ethnography Museum for public display after minor restoration. The book, touted as an authentic version of the Gospel by Turkey, was suppressed by the Christian Church due to its content which draws strong parallels with the Islamic take on Jesus,the Daily Mail reported quoting Gunay
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 01:41:40 +0000