Why is this Night Different?

Tonight at sundown marks the beginning of the Biblical feast of Passover. Our family celebrates this feast which commemorates the Jewish people's escape from slavery in Egypt with a (somewhat) traditional Passover seder meal. Jesus celebrated a Passover meal with his disciples on the night he was betrayed by Judas.

On a side note, have you read about the "newly discovered" Gospel of Judas? I love the timing of the discovery, coincidentally to coincide with Easter. Marketing ploys aside, it is a very interesting piece of history, even though it mostly illustrates the beliefs of a sect known as the Gnostics from the 2nd or 3rd century after Christ. I love the drama and intrigue of ancient manuscripts. Read about it at: ...National Geographic

It just goes to show that there are lots more discoveries out there waiting to be found. It makes me want to be an adventurous archaeologist like Indiana Jones. Of course real-life archaeology involves a lot less adventure and a lot more tedious work. But the real life stories of archaeological discoveries are often as interesting as or more interesting than fiction.

I love reading biographies of adventurers such as Howard Carter, the discoverer of King Tut; or Heinrich Schliemann who defied the conventionally held beliefs of his day to discover the real city of Troy; Or Sir Austen Henry Layard who rediscovered the lost Assyrian Empire and the ancient city of Nineveh. I love these guys.

And the discoveries go on today. Have you heard about the recent discovery in Egypt in the Valley of the Tombs? It's the first new tomb uncovered in the Valley of the Kings since King Tut was discovered in 1922. The National Geographic link

Okay, I'd better get back to Passover dinner preparations. I still have to go to the store...