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NEWS ABOUT: resurrection

resurrection stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - A new "conspiracy" video making the rounds on YouTube purports to show Michael Jackson being escorted from a coroner's van after his death, reports the Telegraph. The poster claims to have received the video from a "trustworthy" source, though there is absolutely nothing on the video that supports... More »

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YouTube • video • death • conspiracy • Michael Jackson • Elvis • conspiracy theory • Tupac Shakur • resurrection

Ancient Text Casts Doubt on Resurrection

In tablet, scholar sees risen messiah as pre-Jesus theme

Jul 10, 08 2:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new interpretation of a tablet written in 1st century BC questions the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Times of London reports. One biblical scholar says the text conveys the story of an angel telling a dying Jew, killed by Romans 4 years before Christ's birth, that he... More »

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Christianity • religion • Judaism • Bible • Dead Sea • Jesus Christ • resurrection • New Testament

The Gospel According to Jefferson

Founding Father cut and pasted his own personal Bible

Jul 6, 08 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thomas Jefferson cut and pasted together his own New Testament, removing everything he refused to believe—like miracles and the resurrection of Jesus, the Los Angeles Times reports. Dubbed the Jefferson Bible, it reflects his deist belief that God created the universe and let it run on its own. But... More »

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Christianity • Bible • miracle • gospel • Jesus Christ • resurrection • Thomas Jefferson • deism

Mega-Brand Rollout Revives Ol' Blue Eyes

Warner deal brings back digitized Sinatra as ad pitchman

May 11, 08 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ol' Blue Eyes is still doing it his way—or his heirs' way, to be more precise. Frank Sinatra's family has inked a deal with Warner Music Group to ensure the singer's return on the 10th anniversary of his death: A postage stamp and new CD and DVD collections are... More »

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music • death • Rat Pack • Warner Music • branding • stamps • resurrection • Frank Sinatra

 Easter Defies Madison Avenue 

Religious holiday's originis too wild to tame into commercialism

Mar 23, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Christmas’ religious meaning is lost in a sea of advertising, parties, and major retail dollars, but Easter has resisted becoming a “consumerist nightmare”—and that’s because its Christian origins demand serious thought, writes James Martin in Slate. While “the Christmas story is easily reduced to pablum,... More »

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advertising • Christianity • religion • Easter • consumerism • holiday • Christmas • commercialism • Jesus Christ • resurrection

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