Tuesday, November 29, 2005

A SIXTH-CENTURY JESUS SEAL has been excavated in Tiberias:
Seal with image of Jesus found in Tiberias

Two embassy volunteers find lead seal from sixth century in Tiberius depicting Jesus on one side and a cross on the other side


David Hacohen (Ynet News)

A lead seal from the sixth century depicting Jesus was recently discovered in excavations by the Antiquities Authority in the Old City of Tiberias.

The other side of the seal has a cross with an abbreviation of the name “Christos.”

[...]

Interesting things keep coming out of this site. This article has a nice photograph of the seal.

UPDATE: More from Tiberias -- ancient jail cells! (Via Archaeologica News.)

No comments:

Post a Comment