The Bible of Christian Artifacts - Relic Preservation Project Completed

Bedford, NH, July 7, 2015 (Newswire.com) - ​One of the most anticipated crowdsourcing projects of 2015 has reached it's apex. The Bible of Christian Artifacts, also known as “The Visible Bible,” the collection of Bible relics is claiming to be the “world’s largest reliquary,” featuring 31 individual artifacts and relics. Newcomers to this crowdfunding website should know that Kickstarter.com is a global crowdfunding platform based in the United States, where users are free to create projects and pledge donations for promises of tiered rewards for a successful idea. “The Bible of Christian Artifacts” is one such project that promised to “buy up a bunch of extraordinarily rare and expensive artifacts described in the Bible” as well as “everyday Christian icons and relics.” Christians and treasure hunters alike have flocked to the Kickstarter page, which has migrated to their new website, to keep up with the online traffic.

To the outcry of doubters, the creators of “The Bible of Christian Artifacts” have meticulously documented the buying and creation processes months in advance. They shared news and updates within the crowdsourcing blog as well as an archived Tumblr page. The Christian Artifacts website has uploaded pictures of the Certificates of Authenticity for every artifact and screen captures of every items’ online “order confirmation” pages. Lastly, researchers recorded the process of examining and dissecting the artifacts in HD video and under 40x magnification. Descriptions, COA’s, proofs of purchase, and videos of every artifact are available online, and will be included with the completed package.

The items used in “The Bible of Christian Artifacts” include:

• A Nail from the true Cross of Christ
• Frankincence — 1oz (Birth of Christ)
• Gopherwood
• Square of carpet from the Pope John Paul II NYC Mass
• St. Bertio Relic (1)
• St. Gertrude Relic (1)
• Real Crown of Thorns from Jerusalem
• Myrrh — 1oz (Birth of Christ)
• 24K Gold in water suspension (Birth of Christ)
• 10 blessed candles
• St. Theresa of the Infant Jesus Relics (10)
• Holy anointing oil from Bethlehem, Israel
• Holy water from the River Jordan
• Soil from Jerusalem
• Fig leaf (Adam and Eve)
• St. Pius Relic (1)
• Palm Sunday dried palms
• Sea shells from the Red Sea (Exodus/Moses and the Isrealites crossing the Red Sea)
• 100% Silver bar — 10 ingots (“7 pieces of silver”)
• Real Egyptian papyrus (Dead Sea scrolls)
• Resurrection plant
• Salt from the Dead Sea (Sodom/Gomorrah, pillar of salt)
• Blessed Mezuzah scrolls in glass
• Holy Eucharist — unleavened bread
• Sacramental wine, red
• Chinese “Hell” note
• Bulrushes (Moses)
• Holy Mass Crucifix & Apostolate
• Olive wood cross from Jerusalem
• Plus More!

The website describes “The Bible of Christian Artifacts, is positioned in a glorious black frame, on a glass plate, with a ornate damask background.” the BoCA will be wrapped in a golden cloth, and will also come with a card describing each artifact sample in detail, with accompanying Bible verse, a large Magnifying glass, the “Bible of Christian Artifacts” Certificate of Authenticity, High quality scans of all Certificates of Authenticity that came with the originals, and a voucher for a free Israel/USA flag pin. It is not known how many collections are available for sale, but the website admits that supplies are limited.