Ben Witherington on those 4th Century Icons

Recently I referred to the news bit on the discovery of Peter and Paul (but not Mary? ) iconic art. The masterful one, Ben Witherington, mentioned it as well:

So while I find this story ([click here]) interesting, it is hardly earth-shattering and the claims about what is ‘earliest’ are probably rather hyperbolic.

True, but I was just stuck by the Star Trek like technology, where lasers are used with insane precision to remove layers of debris without doing any damage to the underlying art. Amazing stuff. Next they’re going to be fixing and healing the broken bones of the skeletons in those catacombs…like on V. Indeed: life imitates art.