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 |  Subject: Archaeological ‘Miracle’ Unearthed In Jerusalem  Tue Aug 29, 2017 6:57 am | |
| Archaeological ‘Miracle’ Unearthed In JerusalemAugust 29, 2017 by SkyWatch Editor  What’s being called ‘an extremely rare ancient early Christian Greek inscription’ has been discovered about a kilometer north of Jerusalem’s Old City. The intact 1,500-year-old mosaic was discovered during work on a phone cable under a street, according to The Times of Israel. The inscription on the mosaic reads, “In the time of our most pious emperor Flavius Justinian, also this entire building Constantine the most God-loving priest and abbot, established and raised, in the 14th indiction.” Indiction was an ancient method of counting years, and dates the piece to the year 550/551 AD. Israel Antiquities Authority director of excavation David Gellman said the discovery is “extremely exciting,” and compared it to “a ‘direct letter’ from someone from 1,500 years ago.”(READ MORE) |
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