An Italian expert studying a first
century document written by the Roman historian Marcus Velleius Paterculus
that was recently discovered in the archives of the Vatican, found what is
presumed to be the first eyewitness account ever recorded of a miracle of Jesus
Christ. The author describes a scene that he allegedly witnessed, in
which a prophet and teacher that he names Iēsous de Nazarenus,
resuscitated a stillborn boy and handed him back to his mother.
Historian and archivist Ignazio Perrucci, was hired by
the Vatican authorities in 2012, to sort, analyze and classify
some 6,000 ancient documents that had been uncovered in the gigantic archive
vaults. He was already very excited when he noticed that the author of the text
was the famous Roman historian Velleius, but he was completely
stunned when he realized the nature of the content.
The text as a whole is a narrative of the
author’s return journey from Parthia to Rome that occurred
in 31 AD, recorded in a highly rhetorical style of four sheets
of parchment. He describes many different episodes taking place during his
trip, like a a violent sandstorm in Mesopotamia and visit to a temple in
Melitta (modern day Mdina, in Malta).
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Professor Perrucci found the text in the archives of the
Vatican, while searching amongst a bundle of personal letters and other trivial
documents dating from the Roman era.
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The part of the text that really caught M. Perrucci’s
attention is an episode taking place in the city of Sebaste (near modern day
Nablus, in the West Bank). The author first describes the arrival of a great
leader in the town with a group of disciples and followers, causing many
of the lower class people from neighbouring villages to gather around
them. According to Velleius, that great man’s name was Iēsous de Nazarenus,
a Greco-Latin translation of Jesus’ Hebrew name, Yeshua haNotzri.
Upon entering town, Jesus would have visited the house of
a woman named Elisheba, who had just given birth to a stillborn
child. Jesus picked up the dead child and uttered a prayer in
Aramaic to the heavens, which unfortunately the author describes as
“immensus”, meaning incomprehensible. To the crowd’s surprise and
amazement, the baby came back to life almost immediately, crying and
squirming like a healthy newborn.
Many tests and analysis have been realized over the
last weeks to determine the authenticity of the manuscript. The composition of
the parchment and ink, the literary style and handwriting have all been
carefully scrutinized and were considered to be entirely legitimate.
The dating analysis also revealed that the sheepskin parchment on which the
text is written, does indeed date from the 1st century of this era, more
precisely from between 20-45 AD.
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Marcus Velleius Paterculus, being a Roman officer of
Campanian origins, seems to perceive Jesus Christ as a great doctor and miracle
man, without associating him in any way to the Jewish concept of Messiah.
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This new text from an author known for his reliability,
brings a brand new perspective on the life of the historical character that is
Jesus of Nazareth. It comes to confirm the Gospels on the facts that he was
known for accomplishing miracles and that his sheer presence in a
town was enough to attract crowds of people.
A complete and official translation of the document
should be made available online in many different languages over the next few
weeks, but the impact of the discovery is already felt in the scientific
community. Many scholars have already saluted the finding as one of the
greatest breakthrough ever realized in the study of the historical life of
Jesus, while others have expressed doubts about the conclusions of Professor
Perrucci and demand for more tests to be performed by other scientific
institutions before drawing any conclusions.
Rome| An Italian expert studying a first century document written by the Roman historian Marcus Velleius Paterculus
that was recently discovered in the archives of the Vatican, found what
is presumed to be the first eyewitness account ever recorded of a
miracle of Jesus Christ. The author describes a scene that he allegedly
witnessed, in which a prophet and teacher that he names Iēsous de Nazarenus, resuscitated a stillborn boy and handed him back to his mother.
Historian and archivist Ignazio Perrucci, was hired by the Vatican authorities in 2012, to sort, analyze and classify
some 6,000 ancient documents that had been uncovered in the gigantic
archive vaults. He was already very excited when he noticed that the
author of the text was the famous Roman historian Velleius, but he
was completely stunned when he realized the nature of the content.
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