A tiny silver goblet discovered decades ago in the Judean Hills might hold the oldest known depiction of cosmic creation – and the scenes etched into its surface tell a surprisingly peaceful story.
The images hammered into the sides of a goblet found in Palestine give us an idea of what people living more than 4000 years ...
The goblet gives us this very detailed picture of what people in 2300 BC had in mind about what the cosmos looked like before ...
Of the Genesis account of creation, Ratzinger notes that it has a purpose other than to give a scientific or factual account ...