THE MOST IMPORTANT FIND IN BIBLICAL ARCHEOLOGY

A group of 70 or so "books", each with between five and 15 lead leaves bound by lead rings, was apparently discovered in a remote arid valley in northern Jordan somewhere between 2005 and 2007. A flash flood had exposed two niches inside of a cave, one marked with a candlestick, and one with the ancient Jewish menorah.

The books, or "codices", were apparently cast in lead, before being bound by lead rings.Their leaves - which are mostly about the size of a credit card - contain text in Ancient Hebrew, most of which is in code.

The relics feature signs early Christians would have interpreted as Jesus, and makes reference to Him as the Messiah.

The find is significant in the fact that this very well could be the earliest works of Christianity\early Saints and not just in scroll form but book form. Even becoming more significant than the Dead Sea Scrolls. In one of the squares there appears to be a Menorah which Jews were forbidden to represent because it resided in the Holy of Holies. In otherwards, Jesus being equal with the presence of God.

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