* The Bible of William Hannay of Tundergarth , Dumfriessshire . * No Photos of the Bible are available at this time .*
The Valican has allegedly issured an official request to examine a 1,500-year-old Bible that has been held in Turkey for the past 12 years , the "Harriyet Daily News" reports .
The Bible reportedly contains early teaching of Jesus Christ and is written in gold lettering on animal hide in Syriac , a dialect of Aramaic , which was the native tongue of Jesus .
According to a reportly "National Turk," the Bible was seized from a gang of smugglers in a Mediterranean -area operation . The report states the gang was charges with smuggling antiquities , illegal excavations , and the possession of explosives .
"Today's Zaman" reports that the Bible is under high security and that a Turkish daily newspaper , the "Star," claims the book could be a copy of the "Gospel of Bamabas" ... a controversial text which Muslims claim is an addition to the original gospels ... Matthew , Mark , Luke and John ... that was suppressed .
In it , Jesus is said to have predicted the coming of the Prophet Muhammad .
Due to its value as a cultural and religious artfact , even photocopies of the pages could be worth between 3 and 4 million Turkish Lira ... or about 1,703, 233 U. S. dollars .
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