WORLD’S OLDEST FAMILY BIBLE
Eternity Magazine reports that a Bible passed down in the same family since 1572 has been placed in the care of the Bible Society Australia. At a ceremony in St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane, the present owner, Duncan Sanderson, handed an historic Bishops’ Bible to Rev. Dr John Harris, who looks after the Bible Society’s collection of rare Bibles. The Sanderson Bible dates from about the time a family could first legally own such a Bible.
SOLOMON’S POOLS
Solomon’s Pools, three ancient reservoirs located in the West Bank near Bethlehem, which provided water to Jerusalem during Jesus’ earthly lifetime, are to be restored. According to ChristianToday.com, the restoration project is being funded by the United States and will cost $750,000.
PORTRAIT OF JESUS
Reuters News Agency reports that the last privately owned Leonardo da Vinci painting will be auctioned at Christie’s next month. “Salvator Mundi”, an ethereal portrait of Jesus Christ that dates to about 1500, is expected to sell for about $100 million, making it among the most highly-valued works ever to be sold at auction.
