Ancient 'Jesus midwife' tomb to be excavated by archaeologists Associated Press

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41. That book on James is incredibly detailed and he

describes the people that lived in those times and their everyday lives probably better than anybody. He did come to a strange conclusion that Paul and Peter assassinated James. It is true that they didn't agree and they didn't get along but that's kind of way out there. James was a practicing Jew. And it sounds like he was an Essene. He was a daily bather, a strict vegetarian and a lifelong celebate. He wore white linen.

There is another Gospel called "Q" that predated the Bibical Gospels. They know it existed because the writers of the Biblical gospels used it as a source. They were able to reconstruct it.

There are many Gospels .

And then there is the Gospel of Thomas which is strictly a sayings gospel. It's just a list of things Christ said. And it was early. Some Biblical scholars think that Christ was Sayings Rabbi. That was kind of a popular thing back then. They traveled around and taught.

Interesting people.