john is like an apocolyptic creature. he really is the sort of preach of coming judgment. kingdom of his intent. rep repent. in the centuries after his death, john the baptist s bones began spreading out. early christians see a physical connection with a man sees such a decisive role in the life of jesus. his relics his hands and arms seem to be important because he points to jesus during the baptism. by the 15th century, there are over 200 relics of john the baptist across europe. far more than could possibly be
using carbon dating and dna techniques, scientists hope to build a map showing the crucial role played by relics in the spread of christ s message. [ speaking in foreign language ] we re obviously aware of the fact that the vast majority of the material of the relics that we ll be testing are probably not going to fall into the period which historically we would expect, but this is just the first step in a big project in which we re looking at other similar relics, getting dates for them, getting reliable scientific data from them to find out more about who these people were, where they came from. the ambitious project to draw that historical map across europe begins in bulgaria in 2010 with an excavation that makes headlines around the world. buried beneath the ruins of a 5th-century orthodox christian monastery dedicated to john the
so he he really is the sort of preacher of coming judgment. the kingdom of heaven is at hand. repent. in the centuries after his death, bone relics of john the baptist begin spreading out from the holy land as early christians seek a physical connection with the man who played such a decisive role in the life of jesus. his relics become extremely important all over the world, so there are lots of narratives of discovering parts of his body, whether it s his head or other relics. his hand and arm seem to be incredibly important because he points to jesus during the baptism. by the 15th century, there are over 200 relics of john the baptist across europe, far more than could possibly be genuine. whether authentic or not, each piece is a clue to the growth of the early church.
piece is a clue to the growth of the early church. using carbon dating and dna techniques, scientists hope to build a map showing the crucial role played by relics in the spread of christ s message. [ speaking in foreign language ] we re obviously aware of the fact that the vast majority of the material of the relics that we ll be testing are probably not going to fall into the period which historically we would expect, but this is just the first step in a big project in which we re looking at other similar relics, getting dates for them, getting reliable scientific data from them to find out more about who these people were, where they came from. the ambitious project to draw that historical map across europe begins in bulgaria in 2010 with an excavation that makes headlines around the world. buried beneath the ruins of a 5th-century orthodox christian monastery dedicated to john the
he talks about god s anger. so he he really is the sort of preacher of coming judgment. the kingdom of heaven is at hand. repent. in the centuries after his death, bone relics of john the baptist begin spreading out from the holy land as early christians seek a physical connection with the man who played such a decisive role in the life of jesus. his relics become extremely important all over the world, so there are lots of narratives of discovering parts of his body, whether it s his head or other relics. his hand and arm seem to be incredibly important because he points to jesus during the baptism. by the 15th century, there are over 200 relics of john the baptist across europe, far more than could possibly be genuine. whether authentic or not, each