Incredible 1,500-year-old Christian mosaic uncovered in Israel

[shockedcanadian]

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Incredible 1,500-year-old Christian mosaic uncovered in Israel

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a stunning 1,500-year-old Christian mosaic that was once the floor of a church or monastery.

Experts found the mosaic during an excavation in the ancient Mediterranean coastal city of Ashdod-Yam, now part of the modern city of Ashdod. The discovery, which was made in August, was announced Thursday by the Israel Antiquities Authority.

An inscription in Greek dedicated to the structure’s builders offered archaeologists a vital clue. The inscription mentions a date on the ancient Georgian calendar, enabling experts to date the building.

"[By the grace of God (or Christ)], this work was done from the foundation under Procopius, our most saintly and most holy bishop, in the month Dios of the 3rd indiction, year 292" it reads. The year 292 corresponds to 539 A.D. “This is the earliest appearance of the use of the Georgian calendar in the Land of Israel, many years before it was used in Georgia itself,” explained Dr. Leah Di Segni of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who deciphered the inscription, in a statement.

Experts from the Israel Antiquities Authority, Tel Aviv University, and the University of Gottingen and Leipzig University in Germany also participated in the project.

Ashdod-Yam was an important city during the Byzantine period. Long hidden under sand dunes, the city is now revealing its secrets. “As far as we know, Ashdod is now home to the largest community of Jews of Georgian origin in the world,” said Dr. Alexander Fantalkin of Tel Aviv University, Dr. Balbina Bäbler of the University of Göttingen, and Sa’ar Ganor of the Israel Antiquities Authority, in the statement. “Testimony to the presence of the actual Georgians in the Land of Israel as far back as the Byzantine period has been found dozens of kilometers from Ashdod – in Jerusalem and its surroundings. But this is the first time that a Georgian church or monastery has been discovered on the Israeli coast.”

 

[theliq]

Just in time for Christmas!

Incredible 1,500-year-old Christian mosaic uncovered in Israel

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a stunning 1,500-year-old Christian mosaic that was once the floor of a church or monastery.

Experts found the mosaic during an excavation in the ancient Mediterranean coastal city of Ashdod-Yam, now part of the modern city of Ashdod. The discovery, which was made in August, was announced Thursday by the Israel Antiquities Authority.

An inscription in Greek dedicated to the structure’s builders offered archaeologists a vital clue. The inscription mentions a date on the ancient Georgian calendar, enabling experts to date the building.

"[By the grace of God (or Christ)], this work was done from the foundation under Procopius, our most saintly and most holy bishop, in the month Dios of the 3rd indiction, year 292" it reads. The year 292 corresponds to 539 A.D. “This is the earliest appearance of the use of the Georgian calendar in the Land of Israel, many years before it was used in Georgia itself,” explained Dr. Leah Di Segni of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who deciphered the inscription, in a statement.

Experts from the Israel Antiquities Authority, Tel Aviv University, and the University of Gottingen and Leipzig University in Germany also participated in the project.

Ashdod-Yam was an important city during the Byzantine period. Long hidden under sand dunes, the city is now revealing its secrets. “As far as we know, Ashdod is now home to the largest community of Jews of Georgian origin in the world,” said Dr. Alexander Fantalkin of Tel Aviv University, Dr. Balbina Bäbler of the University of Göttingen, and Sa’ar Ganor of the Israel Antiquities Authority, in the statement. “Testimony to the presence of the actual Georgians in the Land of Israel as far back as the Byzantine period has been found dozens of kilometers from Ashdod – in Jerusalem and its surroundings. But this is the first time that a Georgian church or monastery has been discovered on the Israeli coast.”

You mean in Palestine Methinks as the Jews had gone by then,just sayin, st

 

[Picaro]

You mean in Palestine Methinks as the Jews had gone by then,just sayin, st

What do you base that on? You may be thinking of the end of the Talmud or something.

History of the Jews and Judaism in the Land of Israel - Wikipedia

In any case, archeology in Israel has been finding a lot of interesting stuff the last couple of decades.

 

[theliq]

You mean in Palestine Methinks as the Jews had gone by then,just sayin, st

What do you base that on? You may be thinking of the end of the Talmud or something.

History of the Jews and Judaism in the Land of Israel - Wikipedia

In any case, archeology in Israel has been finding a lot of interesting stuff the last couple of decades.

They certainly have Picaro,the reason I mentioned Palestine is that the Romans had dispersed most of the Jews in the Holy Land circa 400 years earlier and only a few remained...The Palestinians by then were the Major Population by far...By Then...steve

 

[Picaro]

You mean in Palestine Methinks as the Jews had gone by then,just sayin, st

What do you base that on? You may be thinking of the end of the Talmud or something.

History of the Jews and Judaism in the Land of Israel - Wikipedia

In any case, archeology in Israel has been finding a lot of interesting stuff the last couple of decades.

They certainly have Picaro,the reason I mentioned Palestine is that the Romans had dispersed most of the Jews in the Holy Land circa 400 years earlier and only a few remained...The Palestinians by then were the Major Population by far...By Then...steve

They were banned from Jerusalem, I think, and many did leave for other regions, but quite a few remained in the surrounding areas, like Samaria. Also in that time frame of 500 A.D. or so there was a Jewish kingdom in what is now Yemen. The last two kings of that kingdom were fond of massacring Christians by the 10's of thousands. They fell to the Islamo-Murderer hordes around 600 A.D.

I think the major population was still mixed Med ethnic groups, and not predominately Arab, in that era, from what I can find. Even Medina was predominately Jewish and Christian, making up about a third each in Mohammad's day, the Arabs still largely rural and in Arabia.

 

[theliq]

You mean in Palestine Methinks as the Jews had gone by then,just sayin, st

What do you base that on? You may be thinking of the end of the Talmud or something.

History of the Jews and Judaism in the Land of Israel - Wikipedia

In any case, archeology in Israel has been finding a lot of interesting stuff the last couple of decades.

They certainly have Picaro,the reason I mentioned Palestine is that the Romans had dispersed most of the Jews in the Holy Land circa 400 years earlier and only a few remained...The Palestinians by then were the Major Population by far...By Then...steve

They were banned from Jerusalem, I think, and many did leave for other regions, but quite a few remained in the surrounding areas, like Samaria. Also in that time frame of 500 A.D. or so there was a Jewish kingdom in what is now Yemen. The last two kings of that kingdom were fond of massacring Christians by the 10's of thousands. They fell to the Islamo-Murderer hordes around 600 A.D.

I think the major population was still mixed Med ethnic groups, and not predominately Arab, in that era, from what I can find. Even Medina was predominately Jewish and Christian, making up about a third each in Mohammad's day, the Arabs still largely rural and in Arabia.

The Jewish Diaspora after the Roman period,travelled far and wide throughout the world,into all Arabic countries,in fact Mohammed and the rest of the Arab world by and large had no problems with the Jews,the real turning point for the banishment in these areas was the establishment of Zionism,and later the granting of the State of Israel.
The Jews even were at the Court of Ghengis Khan,who allowed freedom of religion and thought, throughout his Empire.

Obviously,the Jews that left and moved throughout Europe,Russia AND AS FAR AS INDIA,ON THEIR TRAVELS,converted many ethnic people in particular in Central Asian and Europe(I call them the Synthetic Jews or Watered Down Jews unlike the Shepardic Jews who remained in Palestine) Due to the fact of inter marriage between "The Wandering Jews and other Ethnic Non Jewish converts...The Ashkenazi sic Jews as they came to be known.

The only peoples in the world who are actually Semitic are the Shepardic Jews and The Palestinian people...Who have direct ancestry to Abraham who incidentally was not born a Jew.

Those who returned to Palestine from 1890 onwards were mostly Zionists(A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION)and all Illegal Immigrants....It is from here all the trouble started and the schism created

Picaro, excuse my spelling and grammatical errors today..Regards steve

 

[ian992]

This discovery is actually very important. A 1,500-year-old mosaic found in Ashdod, Israel may be the first element exposed of an ancient Roman-Byzantine city mentioned several times in the Hebrew Bible and in the Christian New Testament. This is also the first known example of the Georgian calendar being found during an archaeological excavation in Israel.

Discovery of the Christian Mosaic In Israel

 

[TheOldSchool]

Just in time for Christmas!

Incredible 1,500-year-old Christian mosaic uncovered in Israel

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a stunning 1,500-year-old Christian mosaic that was once the floor of a church or monastery.

Experts found the mosaic during an excavation in the ancient Mediterranean coastal city of Ashdod-Yam, now part of the modern city of Ashdod. The discovery, which was made in August, was announced Thursday by the Israel Antiquities Authority.

An inscription in Greek dedicated to the structure’s builders offered archaeologists a vital clue. The inscription mentions a date on the ancient Georgian calendar, enabling experts to date the building.

"[By the grace of God (or Christ)], this work was done from the foundation under Procopius, our most saintly and most holy bishop, in the month Dios of the 3rd indiction, year 292" it reads. The year 292 corresponds to 539 A.D. “This is the earliest appearance of the use of the Georgian calendar in the Land of Israel, many years before it was used in Georgia itself,” explained Dr. Leah Di Segni of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who deciphered the inscription, in a statement.

Experts from the Israel Antiquities Authority, Tel Aviv University, and the University of Gottingen and Leipzig University in Germany also participated in the project.

Ashdod-Yam was an important city during the Byzantine period. Long hidden under sand dunes, the city is now revealing its secrets. “As far as we know, Ashdod is now home to the largest community of Jews of Georgian origin in the world,” said Dr. Alexander Fantalkin of Tel Aviv University, Dr. Balbina Bäbler of the University of Göttingen, and Sa’ar Ganor of the Israel Antiquities Authority, in the statement. “Testimony to the presence of the actual Georgians in the Land of Israel as far back as the Byzantine period has been found dozens of kilometers from Ashdod – in Jerusalem and its surroundings. But this is the first time that a Georgian church or monastery has been discovered on the Israeli coast.”

Another gem from the Christian homeland

 

[surada]

What do you base that on? You may be thinking of the end of the Talmud or something.

History of the Jews and Judaism in the Land of Israel - Wikipedia

In any case, archeology in Israel has been finding a lot of interesting stuff the last couple of decades.

Read the travel journals of Ibn Battuta or Rabbi Benjamin Tudela. There were very few Jews in Palestine until 1900 AD.