Archaeologists Discover Ancient Church
By Marc • Nov 5th, 2005 • Category: Catholic stuff, the ChurchThere’s some pretty cool news from the Holy Land….
JERUSALEM – Israeli archaeologists on Saturday said they have discovered what may be the oldest Christian church in the Holy Land on the grounds of a prison near the biblical site of Armageddon.
The Israeli Antiquities Authority said the ruins are believed to date back to the third or fourth centuries, and include references to Jesus and images of fish, an ancient Christian symbol.
“This is a very ancient structure, maybe the oldest in our area,” said Yotam Tepper, the head archaeologist on the dig.
See what I mean. The article doesn’t mention which way the alter faces though. This is huge though because there haven’t been any finds like it yet to date…But it is kind of weird…
The dig took place over the past 18 months at the Megiddo prison in northern
Israel, with the most significant discoveries taking place in the past two weeks, Tepper said. Scholars believe Megiddo to be the New Testament’s Armageddon, the site of a final war between good and evil.
UM…OK…..Did LaHaye and Jenkins write this article????
“Normally we have from this period in our region historical evidence from literature, not archaeological evidence,” he said. “There is no structure you can compare it to, it is a very unique find.”
That’s exactly what they say in every “apocalyptic” movie ever made….Maybe they did write this…..
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