Are there any artifacts from the Christian faith?

Question

I cannot recall if there is anything that has ever been found that was mentioned in the Bible such as the Ark of the Covenant, the Holy Grail, the stone tablets......anything that is 100% for sure a genuine artifact mentioned in the BIble?

The Bible is not an artifact it is a book that has been reprinted hundreds of times.

Answer 1

The pope is an ancient artifact from Nazi Germany

Answer 2

Ark of the Covenant - well there are two major controversies, one is that Ethiopia has it, the other is that it is buried under a secret chamber under the Temple Mount.

Holy Grail - No this is just largely something built on myth. People came out with purported Christian artifacts, such as wood of the cross, but naturally it would be impossible to tell the difference, for once, if such a thing would even exist anymore, and second, you cannot really verify that one cup was used by a certain person 2,000 years ago.

The Stone Tablets - Do you mean the Ten Commandments? Those are said to be within the Ark of the Covenant.

The nearest we come to is the Shroud of Turin but that is a huge controversy, personally I do not have a stance on its authenticity. I would like it to be real, but I would not believe it to be real unless I saw clear evidence for myself.

There are really not that many artifacts in Christianity. Really the cross is the only true symbol.

Answer 3

You're right.

Locations have been found and references to some people in the bible have been found in archaeological records. Still, these are pretty sparse. As an example, there exists only one inscription ever found that references King David and even that only speaks of the House of David.

Other than than, all of the alleged artifacts - pieces of the true cross, shrouds, grails, arks, et cetera - that have been subjected to scientific testing have been found to be forgeries, usually medieval.

The one group of artifacts that has been found but has not yet been tested is the burial boxes from the tomb alleged to be that of Jesus and his family. This is not the empty tomb, it is the tomb of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and their son.

Needless to say, that's one that christians hope will be a forgery.

Answer 4

Most of the artifacts you're referring to were pilfered millenniums ago or stolen when the temple was destroyed in 70 AD. But they have recently discovered what they believe are the bones of James the brother of Jesus. And they have also found writings in various archaeological sites that mention people and places in the bible that were questioned by skeptics such as the throne of King Sargon.

Answer 5

There are a lot of fakes around from the middle ages like the Shroud of Turin. There was real big business in fake artifacts during that time, so there were a lot of them.

I haven't heard of anything that the church has actually left be examined thoroughly that has checked out.

Answer 6

The Dead Sea Scrolls.

Over 10,000 manuscripts of the New Testanment.

Many coins of people recorded in the Bible.

Look at the Arc of Titus in Rome (shows the items of the Temple being carried off)

The recent bone box of James the brother of Jesus.

Besides that i dont know.

Answer 7

All artifacts have in fact proven to be fake. Much like Piltdown man, which Christians like to say is PROOF that evolution is a hoax. (relics of saints, pieces of wood allegedly from the cross, The shroud of Turin, etc.)


Using that same logic, since many more forgeries and fakes have come directly out of the church, I guess it is safe to assume that Christianity is a hoax as well.

Answer 8

Your point is moot. While the Bible has been a guidance for many people from all walks of faith (Jewish, Christian, Non-Christian, etc) others may feel that it is non-existent The key element is that one must take their own faith and decide what is relevant and non-relevant. The most incredible aspect of faith is that which you take which is non-tangible and process the ability to either accept or not.

Peace, Tigger

Answer 9

Many places, and archelogoical and geological support of certain events.

Some of the stuff is indeed locked up in the Vatican, Istanbul (Eastern Orthodoxy), Ethiopia (supposedly the Ark is there). But many are kept hidden.

What did Jesus say to thomas, "You believe because you have seen, BLESSED are those who will be lieve without having seen......."

Answer 10

Millions of artifacts have been found to support the existence of most of the cities in the Bible IE Sodom and Gomorrah

There is no specific artifact that belonged to Jesus.

Answer 11

There is archaelogical evidence to support cities mentioned in the Bible. For instance, the Garden of Gethsemane actually exists and is mentioned in the Bible. More can be said.

GOD bless