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2,000-year-old aqueduct found near Jerusalem, scholar sees Jesus link

The Israel Antiquities Authority found the aqueduct near Jerusalem, and one biblical scholar believes it connects to Jesus and early Christians; the link is a belief, not confirmed.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFox News reports the Israel Antiquities Authority has uncovered a two-thousand-year-old aqueduct near Jerusalem.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA biblical scholar believes it has links to Jesus and early Christians, and that word, believes, is carrying the whole sentence.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI choose to hear that as a sign, Hank. A scholar felt something near a pipe, which means we've all just become archaeologists.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a pipe.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a pipe with a story arc.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'm booking a weekend there with my crystals and my open heart, ready to absorb whatever spiritual frequencies that two-thousand-year-old water has been holding onto.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe report doesn't say the site is open to visitors, and it doesn't confirm the link. It says a scholar believes it.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen I'll believe it loudly enough for both of us. Water carried through here for generations, Hank, and nobody said it was too much pressure.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSomebody always complains about the pressure.

  10. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou'd know. What's your water system like?

  11. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA bucket. In the basement. Keeps things simple.

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