guy Posted March 30, 2022 Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 (edited) An Israeli prison in Megiddo, Israel will be moved to allow further study of an early Christian prayer hall buried underneath the prison yard. The finding was during excavations between 2004 and 2008. The prayer hall is thought to be the earliest found. It will also be accessible now to tourists. Quote “The most puzzling aspect of the find is an inscription identifying a Roman military man named Gaianos as the donor who paid for the mosaics—either a suicidal gesture of generosity in a time when the practice of Christianity carried the death penalty, or an indication that the church was built during a period of relative open-mindedness. If so, this tolerance was probably short-lived. Smashed wine jugs and shards of wall frescoes scattered over the floor led Tepper to speculate that the church was deliberately destroyed.” The phrasing and the lettering style of the inscriptions support the idea that the church predates Roman approval. Moreover, the use of a fish motif rather than a cross, which became the dominant Christian symbol under Constantine, also suggests the building is older, according to Yotam Tepper, the Israeli Antiquities Authority archaeologist who led the excavation.“ https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/foundations-of-christianity-unearthed https://m.jpost.com/christianworld/article-702712 Edited March 31, 2022 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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