Consistently the posts that I have written on the Gabriel Stone are some of the most popular of all my posts. This surprises me in a way as I think it is one of the least important things I have written on. First of all, the translation (or better reconstruction) by Israel Knohl are uncertain at best. But even if he is correct, it has very little significance than an interesting text in this period of Judaism. It is neither a prophecy about Jesus proving that he rose again, nor is it a clear Jewish expectation of a dying and rising messiah that inspired the Christian description of Jesus. It is unlikely to have anything to do with a personal resurrection. No one should be too excited or too worried about this text.
