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| Is This The First (Maybe Only) True Portrait Of Jesus? Historian Claims Ancient Coin Bears Exclusive Ancient Image Of Christ Himself
April 4, 2017 by SkyWatch Editor
 A coin depicting a bearded man with a crown of thorns could be the first and only true portrait of Christ. The bronze coin, dating from the 1st-century AD, has what an expert says is the only lifelike image ever made of Jesus. Until now, the inch-wide coin was believed to show the face of King Manu who ruled the Mesopotamian kingdom of Edessa, now southeastern Turkey. But after nearly 30 years of research, a leading Biblical historian argues that Manu and Christ were one and the same person. Ralph Ellis says his find is ‘one of the most important discoveries in modern history’. He has studied the lives of the pair and cross-referenced all recorded and anecdotal evidence. Ellis says he is convinced ‘beyond any reasonable doubt’ that the same man was posthumously referred to by two names – ‘King Izas Manu’, and ‘(King) Jesus Emmanuel’. If he is correct, the coin’s image is the one and only accurate portrait of Christ. (READ MORE) |
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