Posted on 12/16/2024 12:05:35 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Just ahead of the holidays, archeologists have “digitally unrolled” a 1,800-year-old silver amulet to decipher an inscription that’s being hailed as the oldest known evidence of Christianity in Europe.
Authentic evidence of pure Christianity north of the Alps has never existed before now. And the findings have the potential to change holy history forever.
“It will force us to turn back the history of Christianity in Frankfurt and far beyond by around 50 to 100 years,” said Mike Josef, mayor of Frankfurt, Germany, where the artifact was exhumed. “The first Christian find north of the Alps comes from our city,” added Josef. “We can be proud of that, especially now, so close to Christmas.”
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I checked before I clicked, but ya beat me! Thanks nickcarraway.
That’s correct.
Atheists and other doubters always demand evidence.
Biblical Archaeology magazine (I am a long time subscriber) regularly has articles about finds that prove this or that about some mentions in the Bible.
A saying by scholars is our Bible is not a simple history book. Some allegory, some history, poetry, songs (Psalms) and teachings in parable.
For decades doubters thought King David was fictional until references to him were finally found.
The 1993 Aramaic language Tel Dan Stele, the earliest known extra-biblical reference to the House of David.
Egg charm?
It’s a game you answer with two words that rhyme.
Omelet amulet.
BTTT
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