http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:40:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23602/madain-saleh http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23602/madain-saleh#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:32:41 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23602 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Much of the world knows Petra, the ancient ruin in modern-day Jordan that is celebrated in poetry as "the rose-red city, 'half as old as time,'" and which provided the climactic backdrop for "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade."

But far fewer know Madain Saleh, a similarly spectacular treasure built by the same civilization, the Nabateans.

That's because it's in Saudi Arabia, where conservatives are deeply hostile to pagan, Jewish and Christian sites that predate the founding of Islam in the 7th century.

But now, in a quiet but notable change of course, the kingdom has opened up an archaeology boom by allowing Saudi and foreign archaeologists to explore cities and trade routes long lost in the desert.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23602/madain-saleh/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21726/tablet-ignites-debate-on-messiah-and-resurrection http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21726/tablet-ignites-debate-on-messiah-and-resurrection#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:30:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21726
According to this article, "If such a messianic description really is there, it will contribute to a developing re-evaluation of both popular and scholarly views of Jesus, since it suggests that the story of his death and resurrection was not unique but part of a recognized Jewish tradition at the time."

Yet the Old Testament includes hundreds of prophecies regarding the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21726/tablet-ignites-debate-on-messiah-and-resurrection/feed 0