Sunday 30 June 2019

Christianity Today and Export Licences


Jerry Pattengale
In an article in "Christianity Today", full of cutesy references to "Da Vinci Code lore" and "Hogwarts", Jerry Pattengale tries to paint a picture of himself as a responsible buyer of antiquities. His efforts to establish his credibility are at times risable:
We were approached by dealers and reporters in the oddest of ways, [...] One fellow kept calling about a buried boxcar of antiquities in Texas, another claiming ownership of something from Jesus’ birth stable, and yet another with plaster casts of the first-century tomb in Jerusalem. Of course, once I ask to see the Israeli Antiquities Authority documentation, the conversations usually change.
Yes, substantiating those collecting histories can be a bit of a deal-breaker.

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