This story was published in Smithsonian Magazine about the Lost Ark of the Covenant and is really stirring up debate.

The whole conversation is mesmerizing - not because of the mystery of the Ark, but because of individual perspective.  Most people believe what they want to believe.  Some people think that Astrology is anti-bible and contrary to Christianity.  And they will hold this belief no matter how many facts show that the Bible is filled with Astrological reference.  For example the word Maziroth which is commonly used in the Bible, literally means the Zodiac and all its 12 houses.  The Bible itself is a pretty stunning metaphor for the 12 signs of the Zodiac itself.  And never mind the fact that the Bible is constantly saying ‘then they cast lots.’ Casting lots is a reference to a form of divination, like reading Tarot cards.

One guy followed me around once trying to give me a sermon about this, which I thought was funny. What was funniest of all was the look on his face after I told him I was Jewish, just like Jesus.