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KIBBUTZ TZUBA, Israel (AP) - Archaeologists said Monday they have found
a cave where they believe John the Baptist anointed many of his
disciples - a huge cistern with 28 steps leading to an underground pool
of water.
During an exclusive tour of the cave by The Associated Press,
archaeologists presented wall carvings they said tell the story of the
fiery New Testament preacher, as well as a stone they believe was used
for ceremonial foot washing.
They also pulled about 250,000 pottery shards from the cave, the
apparent remnants of small water jugs used in baptismal ritual.
"John the Baptist, who was just a figure from the Gospels, now comes to
life," said British archaeologist Shimon Gibson, who supervised the dig
outside Jerusalem.
However, others said there was no proof that John the Baptist ever set
foot in the cave, about 2 1/2 miles from Ein Kerem, the preacher's
hometown and now part of Jerusalem.
"Unfortunately, we didn't find any inscriptions," said James Tabor, a
religious studies professor at the University of North Carolina at
Charlotte...
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