Historic Evidence of Christianity Uncovered in This Unlikely Destination
“Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature,” (Mark 16:15).
Jesus left us with the task of taking the Good News of His life, death and Resurrection to the entire world. Now, we are seeing that this commission may have made it to an unlikely destination, much sooner on the historic timeline than we previously knew.
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Evidence of Christianity’s spread north of Italy was recently publicized, according to Fox News. This key find made by archaeologists is now being hailed as one of the world’s “most important testimonies of early Christianity.”
The find was an engraving on silver foil, which is now being called The Frankfurt silver inscription, which was made public by the Frankfurt Archaeological Museum. There are eighteen lines written in Latin on the silver inscription, and it originates between A.D. 230 and 260. The discovery of the inscription happened in 2018, and it was found in a silver amulet.
The museum claims that the inscription was found in a grave from the third century located in Hesse, Germany. It reads, “In the name of Saint Titus, holy, holy, holy! In the name of Jesus Christ, God’s Son!” It also calls for the amulet to care for “the man who gives to the will of the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s Son,” and “The heavenly, the earthly and the underground and every tongue confess…”
What makes this find so unique is that the text only references Christianity, with no mentions of Judaism or paganism. Previously, faith mixtures were known as the main practice until about the fifth century. The author’s use of Latin instead of Hebrew or Greek also makes this find remarkable.
This discovery reminds us that God’s Spirit has been working and changing hearts for all of time, and His Word will be taken to the very ends of the earth.
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Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
