ISRAEL - Archaeologists working on the famed Mount of the Beatitudes in northern Israel confirmed Wednesday a stunning find: an impressive stage from antiquity complete with state-of-the-art colored lighting systems from which Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount.

The find confirms that Jesus emphasized the importance of high production values and the heavy use of modern technology during His messages, biblical scholars claim.

"It seems Jesus really tried to play on the crowd's emotions, carefully delivering His well-scripted messages as Peter and John worked the sound and lighting from a booth in the back," one biblical archaeologist said in a vlog from the dig site. "The practice of manipulating the crowd using intricate lighting systems and moody background music now has biblical su

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