Daily Archives: 04/04/2011

The Jordanian fake metal codices: who is David Elkington and what are his motives?

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It seems to me that this is the most important question about these forgeries.  Some preliminary diggings can be found here: Some Light on David Elkington, or is it Paul? Recent ‘Real’ Biographies on David Elkington, the Lead Head Related: … Continue reading →

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‘Minimalist’ Philip Davies claims David Elkington’s metal codices are “probably not a forgery”

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“They are probably not a hoax or a forgery” claims Davies, Prof. Emeritus, Department of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield. Amazing, and sad, that Davies is so out of touch about this.  Proof, if any were needed, that biblical ‘minimalists’ can lack proper … Continue reading →

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Aramaic scholar Steve Caruso on the fake lettering on David Elkington’s Jordanian metal codices

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Aramaic expert Steve Caruso finally finds a photograph of the writing on one of the codices and examines it closely: Finally a Good Look at the “Lead Codices” Script and concludes: On a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 is … Continue reading →

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Hitchens on state-sponsored, taxpayer-funded drug taking and institutionalised wickedness

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‘Through the Methadone programme, the British state supposedly ‘prevents’ crime by robbing the taxpayer through HMRC, spending his hard-earned money on stupefying drugs for criminal parasites, and giving them these drugs.  Thus the crime is nationalised.  It does not cease.  It … Continue reading →

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Peter Thonemann’s evidence that Jordanian metal codices touted by David Elkington are fakes

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Daniel O. McClellan does a superb job of gathering the evidence together that establishes the Jordanian metal codices as forgeries, and their promoter David Elkington as a highly questionable character: Thoughts on the Jordan Lead Codices These plates are all the work of … Continue reading →

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