Amadeus Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Jesus was walking on thin ice, claim scientists Gruniard Jesus may have appeared to be walking on water when he was actually floating on a thin layer of ice, formed by a rare combination of weather and water conditions on the Sea of Galilee, according to a team of US and Israeli scientists. Their study, published by the Journal of Paleolimnology (the study of prehistoric lakes), argues that salty springs along the Galilee's western shore can stop surface water circulating at cold temperatures and there were unusually cold spells lasting up to 200 years in biblical times. Such "unique freezing processes" would occasionally have allowed a crust of ice to form, a phenomenon the study calls "springs ice", in patches on Lake Kinneret, as the Sea of Galilee is known in Israel. One set of such springs is found near Tabgha, an ancient settlement that is traditionally the site for the New Testament's multiplication of loaves and fishes. "The chance that there was ice on the lake is very, very high," said Doron Nof, professor of physical oceanography at Florida State University and the study's lead author. "It's almost guaranteed during those cold periods, 100 or 200 years long, that there was one such event at least, maybe four." The study said that on this basis "the unusual local freezing process might have provided an origin to the story that Christ walked on water. Since the springs ice is relatively small, a person standing or walking on it may appear to an observer situated some distance away to be 'walking on water'." This was particularly true "if it rained after the ice was formed (because rain smoothes out the ice's surface). Whether this happened or not is an issue for religious scholars, archaeologists, anthropologists and believers to decide on". Isn't science great? Jesus - the David Blaine of his time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 ...and apparently with him being born and having lived in the middle east scientists also say there is at least a 10% chance he was an arab - and looked nothing like Robert Powell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 ...and apparently with him being born and having lived in the middle east scientists also say there is at least a 10% chance he was an arab - and looked nothing like Robert Powell. Ridiculous! Everyone knows his dad was an Englishman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqueline Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I used to well fancy Robert Powell when I was younger. Never too sure about the walking on water kind of stuff that he used to do. (Jesus not Robert Powell) Or feeding all those people with a bit of fish and half a loaf. Turning the water into wine always seemed one of his better ones though. The kind of fella that would come in handy at a party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Christ Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 To be honest, Derren Brown makes me look a bit shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinloYessir Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 ...and apparently with him being born and having lived in the middle east scientists also say there is at least a 10% chance he was an arab - and looked nothing like Robert Powell. Ridiculous! Everyone knows his dad was an Englishman! He's not called Father Christmas for nothing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthnicTom Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 To be honest, Derren Brown makes me look a bit shit. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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