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Jim West has shared<\/a> the full press release<\/a> about the lead books found in Jordan. It suggests that these could be early Jewish-Christian texts written in some sort of code, if they are authentic, which early indications seem to suggest that they are. Here\u2019s the press release:<\/p>\n

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Jim West has shared the full press release about the lead books found in Jordan. It suggests that these could be early Jewish-Christian texts written in some sort of code, if they are authentic, which early indications seem to suggest that they are. Here\u2019s the press release: Sealed http:\/\/d1.scribdassets.com\/ScribdViewer.swf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nEarly Jewish Christian Lead Books? A Press Release Provides More Information<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jim West has shared the full press release about the lead books found in Jordan. 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