Writings on an ancient Egyptian papyrus, which may be the world’s oldest ever Christian letter dated back to the 230s A.D., gives a better understanding about the first Christians in the Roman Empire.
Researcher Identifies ‘Oldest Handwriting of a Christian’ In Ancient Papyrus Letter From Roman Egypt
Centuries ago, one of the first Christians in the Roman Empire to live in the province of Egypt wrote a letter to an acquaintance on papyrus—a kind of thick form of paper used in ancient times. This ...
Researchers unveiled a rare 1,700-year-old letter that they said sheds new light into how early Christians lived. The letter, which is at least 40 to 50 years older than all other known Christian ...
Getting a glimpse into the past is always fascinating. But what’s even more fascinating is finding out just how similar we still are as human beings, even when thousands of years separate us (case in ...
HOUSTON, TEXAS—Grant Adamson of Rice University has translated a papyrus discovered 100 years ago outside a temple in the Egyptian town of Tebtunis. Infrared images of the papyrus have made parts of ...
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