Posted on 10/11/2025 6:31:47 PM PDT by fidelis
In the rugged hills of Karaman province, Türkiye, a remarkable archaeological discovery has emerged from Topraktepe, the site of ancient Eirenopolis. During recent excavations, archaeologists uncovered five carbonized bread loaves dating back to the 7th–8th centuries CE, including one with a depiction of Christ and a Greek inscription translating to, “With our thanks to Blessed Jesus.”
Unlike the traditional Pantokrator imagery of Christ as ruler and savior, this loaf portrays a “farmer” or “sower Christ,” symbolizing the connection between faith, labor, and agricultural fertility. The remaining loaves bear cross-shaped imprints, suggesting their possible use in early Christian rituals as Eucharistic or “communion bread.”
The exceptional preservation of these breads, carbonized over more than 1,300 years, makes them some of the most remarkable examples of liturgical bread ever discovered in Anatolia.
Eirenopolis, a Byzantine-era city located in the historical region of Isauria, held ecclesiastical significance under the Patriarchate of Constantinople. While much about the city’s daily life has remained unknown, the Topraktepe excavations now provide tangible evidence of early Christian practices in provincial Anatolia.
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So amazing!
Carbonized bread must be incredibly fragile. Amazing!
Thanks Lurker for the ping!
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I detest to the stupid CE and BCE differentiators. Woke BS.
Yep, it’s the Arabs, Turks and Ottomans who are the real crusaders. The Ottoman crusades continued into the 17th century.
“I detest to the stupid CE and BCE differentiators.”
AD and BC are more inclusive, especially when talking about Christ in the eight century and ritualistic bread.
Yes snd illogical. What happened between 1 BCE and 1 CE to make it a “common era”? Besides Christ’s birth around the time there was literally nothing else in the decade before or after this “turn of the common era” that made it “common”
The discovery was made in an Islamic country. So, should Muslims use AH and BH dating and their Lunar calendar when they publish a find? And Israelis use the Hebrew years? And the Chinese use their 60 year cycle system?
Easy solution when speaking to dates. CE = Christian Era, BCE=Before Christian Era. Start using it when speaking and see what they come up with next!
“The exceptional preservation of these breads, carbonized over more than 1,300 years, makes them some of the most remarkable examples of liturgical bread ever discovered in Anatolia.”
Ok...how?
Where were they found? In a bakery? A church? Some Byzantine’s kitchen?
Fascinating they were preserved at all, somehow.
“In the rugged hills of Karaman province... archaeologists uncovered five *carbonized* bread loaves...”
Makes sense!
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The name Karaman has Turkish origins, and it is believed to be derived from the personal name “Kara-man,” where “Kara” means “black” or “dark” and “man” means “hero” or “brave.” Thus, the name can be interpreted as “dark hero” or “brave warrior.”
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https://www.wisdomlib.org/names/karaman
It’s a miracle these were preserved. What else is in the offerings — two fish?
Maybe this was the site of an ancient historical reenactment that never quite got off the ground.
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Unlike the traditional Pantokrator imagery of Christ as ruler and savior, this loaf portrays a “farmer” or “sower Christ,”
Looks like a case of άρτος imitating life.
And also, what I've been saying about the secret to understanding -- it's an άρτος *and* a science, like baking bread.
Toss in that intentionally unleavened bread is an ingenious "I meant to do that" solution when all you've got is dead leaven and time is of the essence.
Art + Science:
The two-person rule is used in other safety-critical applications where the presence of two people is required before a potentially hazardous operation can be performed.
The remaining loaves bear cross-shaped imprints
Maybe it has something to do with healing, life from the dead [leaven].
Did you know that the 11th of Cheshvan was a red-letter day in the history of science?
Specifically the one 40 years ago, this year's marking the 41st, along with All Souls Day and the end of DST (making it the longest day of 2025, with 25 hours).
Shabbat, October 26, 1985
11 Cheshvan, 5746https://www.chabad.org/calendar/view/day.asp?tdate=10%2F26%2F1985
That Sabbath's parsha was Lech Lecha, or as I like to call it, Parshat Go!
12.1 God said to Abram, "Go from your land, from your birthplace, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you."
Here's the exact scene with all of the details, because it's been preserved in the historical documents. The transcript indicates that it had something to do with a temple displacement. The location used to be a pine tree farm.
Who really owns that day? The one with style, all stainless steel construction:
In that scene, just as in the original blueprint for that day, "Shield eyes from light."
For all these reasons, Rachel has always been associated with the redemption of Israel. At the End of Time, she does the same, tries to mitigate the exile. This function is indicated by the date of her death, the same day that the messianic Light was to have been conveyed to the world in the Flood. Somehow, Rachel’s distinct role is something the Jewish people “feel in their bones.”https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/deeper-insight-into-pesach-sheni-and-lag-bomer-rabbi-mendel-kessin/
This year's 11 Cheshvan parsha is Vayeira, the first portion.
"And a thermostat on a home furnace... is that supposed to go to 5,000 degrees, do you think?" ~ Art
This is looking a lot like a great year blessing for 5786:
תהא שנת פרשת וירא
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