Oldest Church Found
Excavators in Jordan have uncovered what they
believe is an ancient church used by the very first christians between
the years 33, about when Jesus was crucified, and 70 A.D., when Jerusalem
was destroyed by the Romans.
The cave contains a circular structure that may
have been an apse, and the floor of the later church above contains a mosaic
that refers to the “70 beloved by God and the divine”—a reference, the
excavators say, to the first followers of Jesus, who went to that area
of Jordan to flee persecution.
read
the article from biblical archeology review here
read several of the original news reports here:
from
the BBC,
AFP
(the French news agency)
and
MSNBC
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| Two Jordanian archeologist workers works at the
cave under an old church at the town of Rehab, Jordan, 10 June 2008. Jordanian
Archeologists have discovered a cave underneath the Saint Georgeous Church
in Rehab, Mafraq 65 km northeast of the Jordanian capital Amman which is
described as the oldest Christian church in the world. EPA/JAMAL NASRALLAH |
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