{"id":35019,"date":"2016-06-27T17:07:34","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T21:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/exploringourmatrix\/?p=35019"},"modified":"2016-06-27T17:07:34","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T21:07:34","slug":"repairing-the-tomb-of-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2016\/06\/repairing-the-tomb-of-christ.html","title":{"rendered":"Repairing the Tomb of Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe>\n<\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nightly-news\/video\/christ-s-tomb-undergoes-renovation-200-years-in-the-making-713265731534\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Richard Engel has a fascinating report<\/a> about the much-needed repairs to the part of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher that is traditionally identified as the tomb of Jesus, and the historic way that this is resulting in collaboration between Christian denominations that have often fought more than they have cooperated.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nightly-news\/video\/christ-s-tomb-undergoes-renovation-200-years-in-the-making-713265731534\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click through to get the full story, with more video and interview footage, on the NBC News website<\/a>.<\/p>\nI really hope that they seize the opportunity provided by these renovations to allow scientists and archaeologists to study what normally lays hidden beneath the structure of the edicule.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D_7ldikTYCA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D_7ldikTYCA<\/a>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Richard Engel has a fascinating report about the much-needed repairs to the part of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher that is traditionally identified as the tomb of Jesus, and the historic way that this is resulting in collaboration between Christian denominations that have often fought more than they have cooperated. 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