Post by Murph on Oct 5, 2014 8:06:49 GMT -6
Spain’s Christian history challenged by discovery of 4th century glass plate
Photo of plate at link
Glass plate depicted beardless Christ: The plate, which is on display in the archaeology museum in Linares in Andalusia, is one of the earliest representations of Christ © PR The plate, which is on display in the archaeology museum in Linares in Andalusia, is one of the earliest representations of Christ
The history of Christianity in Spain may have to be rewritten after the discovery of a glass plate depicting Christ that dates to the 4th century AD. Christian Spain is thought to have begun in the 5th century with the arrival of the recently Christianised Visigoths from central Europe and Byzantium.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/spain’s-christian-history-challenged-by-discovery-of-4th-century-glass-plate/ar-BB7BKWP
