Ark of the covenant for sale on Ebay.

Many, but not all.

also, he'll only ship to the US, no fair...

also it's not quite as ridiculous as mr e-wing getting fifteen squid for the second shirehorses album...

"who?"

"top...men..."

"snakes, why'd it have to be snakes?"

"Truck?!? What truck?!?"

I like that he's throwing in the Alabaster arrow of improbabability. Nice sales gimmick, that. Interesting how the free market seems to have quickly determined the value of the Ark at the same price.

you said it

I hope they know well enough to keep their eyes closed when they open it up

An Ethiopian church leader says Friday, June 26, marks the right time to unveil the Biblical Ark of the Covenant, which he says has been hidden in his church for centuries.

Abuna Pauolos, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, was in Rome this week to meet with Pope Benedict XVI. While there, he told reporters that the time had come to reveal before the world the Holy Ark. He said that the holy container has been in the custody of his church for hundreds of years.

Paulous said he would make the full announcement this Friday, June 26, 2 PM local time (3 PM Israel time, 8 AM New York time) at a press conference in Rome.

The claim that the Biblical Holy Ark has been kept at the Church, in the city of Axum, is an old one, but this is the first time that the Church plans to actually reveal the actual container, or news of it. It is not known whether the Church claims that the actual Tablets of the Law are inside it.

Copies of the alleged Ark are kept in many other churches in Ethiopia.

The news of the impending announcement was first reported by the Italian news agency Adnkronos. Pauolos told the news outlet, "Soon the world will be able to admire the Ark of the Covenant described in the Bible as the container of the tablets of the law that G-d delivered to Moses, and the center of searches and studies for centuries."

Pauolos said "The Ark of the Covenant has been in Ethiopia for many centuries. As Patriarch, I have seen it with my own eyes, and only a few, highly-qualified persons could do the same - until now."

Stuart Munro-Hay, author of “Quest for the Ark of the Covenant: The True History of the Tablets of Moses,” concluded that the object in question is definitely not the original Holy Ark.

The building of the Ark of the Covenant – also known as the Ark of Testimony and the Ark of G-d’s Covenant – in accordance with Divine instructions is recounted in the Book of Exodus. The Ark held the Tablets of the Law, and traveled with the People of Israel, leading the way into the Promised Land. It was placed first in the Tabernacle in Shilo, and centuries later in the Holy Temple built by King Solomon. Since then, its whereabouts have been unknown, though one popular legend says it was brought to Ethiopia. Alternatively, it could be under the Temple Mount, in a cave at Mt. Nevo in Jordan, in the Vatican, a hideaway in Utah, or elsewhere.

Abuna Pauolos, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church

^^ have been blessed by this guy

I think it maybe fared better as a legend/mystery than putting it out there to get disproven, but what can you do (apart from maybe wait and time your big reveal with a workable tourism push)

"G-d"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-d#In_English

huh, thanks

I like the idea that spelling G-d's name out offends him but phone Arks of the Covenant don't.

well hey, those ten commandments come busting out right in the beginning with some specifics about not messing with the name

whereas misrepresenting an Ark is, like, at best a giant interpretive stretch from "bear false witness against thy neighbor"

his priorities are not for us to judge

'What in My name are you doing lying about the Ark, Ethiopian guy?"

pics or gtfo.

Alternatively, it could be under the Temple Mount, in a cave at Mt. Nevo in Jordan, in the Vatican, a hideaway in Utah, or elsewhere

Journalist kind of gives up there I think.

Ok, it was all a big misunderstandng, the Ark is not going to be revealed.

Boooooo

They read that I thought it was blasphemous.

Pope Abbott the Roxoring.

'Keep this abomination out of my reliquary and bring me some hot wings!'

Good god if you don't start this actual religion now I'll be disappointed. John Waters should put that in his next film.

There's some real awesomeness in the comments section there

Hooray for secrecy: I like that there is a thing in the world only two people are supposed to be able to see, especially given that the thing isn't super-important and probably isn't even what it's supposed to be

!!!!! oh mygosh

Simple misunderstanding, IMHO. The patriarch is going to open and reveal to the public a new Park Of The Covenant.

My favorite commandment is the "No other gods before me" cos I can still believe in other gods as long as YHWH is top dog!