A controversial "secret Bible" is about to go on public display in Turkey -- amid rumors that the Vatican wants to examine the book, which is alleged to be 1,500 years old and "which many say is the Gospel of Barnabas," according to the Daily Mail. The tome, worth a reported $22 million and handwritten in gold, puts forth a hotly debated version of Jesus Christ that experts say is more in line with Muslim teachings than Christian ones, depicting him "as a human being and not a god." The book also has Jesus predicting Muhammed as the future prophet. Concerns about its authenticity have followed the book since its discovery in in Turkey in 2000 during an anti-smuggling raid and its public debut ten years later, with some experts claiming the book is only 500 years old.

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