Scientists uncover what may be an early image of Christ

Deacon's Bench ^ | May 1, 2014 | Deacon Greg Kendra

[NYer]

Some intriguing news from the world of archeology:

Spanish archaeologists have discovered what may be one of the earliest depictions of Jesus in an ancient Egyptian tomb.

Painted on the walls of a mysterious underground stone structure in the ancient Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus, about 100 miles south of Cairo, the image shows a young man with curly hair and dressed in a short tunic.

“He raises his hand as if making a blessing,” said Egyptologist Josep Padró, who has spent over 20 years excavating sites in the area.

In this expedition, he led a team of archaeologists from the University of Barcelona, the Catalan Egyptology Society and the University of Montpellier.

“We could be dealing with a very early image of Jesus Christ,” Padró added.

Oxyrhynchus is known for the worship of the Egyptian god of the afterlife Osiris: indeed the underground structure was located in the middle of a processional route that joins the Nile with the Osireion, the temple dedicated to Osiris.

But the painting is from much later, dating from between the sixth and seventh century A.D.

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[NYer]

Once inside, the archaeologists found five or six coats of paint on the walls, the last of which was from the Coptic period of the first Christians. In addition to the image of the curly man, the walls feature symbols and images of plants and inscriptions written in the Coptic language, which are currently being translated.

Ping!

[Sacajaweau]

yeh...right

[Lurking Libertarian]

For the ping list?

[MUDDOG]

dating from between the sixth and seventh century A.D.

When Egypt was Monophysite.

[Berlin_Freeper]

[PapaBear3625]

But the painting is from much later, dating from between the sixth and seventh century A.D.

Unless the painter was somebody who actually saw Christ, or had somebody who did guiding his painting, he's no more likely to paint an accurate image then I am.

[miss marmelstein]

Very difficult to make out.

[Alex Murphy]

[dangerdoc]

Must be true

[Lurking Libertarian]

Unless the painter was somebody who actually saw Christ, or had somebody who did guiding his painting, he's no more likely to paint an accurate image then I am.

No one is claiming this is an accurate portrait. It is just historically and archaeologically significant to find an image of Jesus from such an early period.

[Dallas59]

Doesn’t matter what he looked like.

[MHGinTN]

I’m gonna see Him some where/when so I can wait for the real McCoy.

[SgtHooper]

Michelle Obama? Odumbo?

[Jedidah]

Agree.

[R_Kangel]

.... In my
expert opinion .... I usd a copy of the Picture in the article and did a very exhaustive search ..... Procured an 8
Million dollar federal Grant to study and research the subject and after evaluating the data have arrived at the profound conclusion that this Is definitely an image.

[Jedidah]

“He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
He was despised and rejected by mankind,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.”

[MNnice]

Actual footage!

[bunkerhill7]

probably St. Mark

[Sacajaweau]

How can you even think it’s Jesus?? Ridiculous.