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LETTERS - D 1
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A letter from Jonathan Gray:
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Have you heard of the silent cities?
"What are they?" you ask.
DESERTED CITIES
They are deserted cities in Syria - about a hundred of
them - and still in a remarkable state of preservation.
There are splendid remains of villas, churches,
inscriptions and public buildings that were established
during the early Christian centuries.
Did you know, there are still places where no modern
traveler has been. There are ancient towns which no
tourist has seen. In fact, there are whole regions full
of antiquities, which are not shown on the latest maps.
And just when we thought there was no place left to
explore!
Yes, these silent cities lie far from the main lines of
travel and in the midst of an easily excitable population.
Just imagine it, will you - a wasted land of barren grey
hills. And in the distance you see a towering mass of
broken walls and shattered colonnades, the mighty remnants
of a city long deserted by civilized men.
There it rises, silent, with gates wide open and every
house inside it untenanted even by wild beasts.
You enter what was once a thriving town. And it has stood
uninhabited for 13 centuries.
Its health and sanitation arrangements would be superior
to those found in many places in the Western world today,
even in America and Europe.
The inscriptions on many of these buildings indicate that
Syrian Christianity covered a large portion of the
territory in which the silent cities stand today.
WHY DESERTED?
You may ask, But why are they silent and deserted?"
Here's why. After Jerusalem fell to the Roman siege in
AD 70, Antioch in Syria became the new world headquarters
of Christianity.
However, as the church in Rome grew powerful and adopted
pagan practices, it tried to enforce its innovations on
those who disagreed with Rome. Then terrible persecution
fell upon Syria.
So entire Christian populations migrated from the areas
of the silent cities and the rest of the eastern provinces
of the Roman Empire.
They found refuge within the boundaries of the restored
Persian Empire.
After 622, following the Muslim invasion, the Christians
who remained in Syria worked their way farther east. They
left behind their cities, silent and deserted, and the area
depopulated.
The people themselves migrated into India, China and eastern
Asia, to continue their way of life undisturbed.
This fact is of paramount importance in considering the
claims of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. It solidly refutes his
claims, but that is another story.
Anyway, Temcat, I hope you have found this information
about the deserted cities, of interest.
SURPRISE-PACKED REPORT
In case you are interested, I have just produced a brand
new report, titled "THE DA VINCI CODE HOAX". It is
definitely the most scandalous piece of news yet released.
Information packed with such dynamite is not for everyone.
It relates the battle that has gone on through the centuries
between manuscripts kept pure by Christians in the East and
some other places, versus the manuscript corruption in
Egypt and Europe that led to the Dark Ages.
Also the ongoing and scandalous Bible manuscript battle
today.
As I said, this is not for everyone. But if you really want
to know this explosive information from authorities who are
not afraid to speak up, then here's how to claim your
copy.
And I guarantee it will blow you away!
This is a special page that will give you access:
http://www.beforeus.com/da-vinci.php
Have a wonderful new year.
Jonathan Gray
info@archaeologyanswers.com
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International explorer, archaeologist and author
Jonathan Gray has traveled the world to gather
data on ancient mysteries. He has penetrated
some largely unexplored areas, including parts
of the Amazon headwaters. The author has also
led expeditions to the bottom of the sea and to
remote mountain and desert regions of the world.
He lectures internationally.
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