Frankfurt silver inscription: Christian testimony discovered from antiquity!

Frankfurt silver inscription: Christian testimony discovered from antiquity!

A remarkable archaeological find in Frankfurt causes heated discussions among scientists. The so-called Frankfurter silver inscription is the oldest testimony for Christianity north of the Alps and comes from a grave in the former Roman city of Nida. The impressive amulet, which contains a highly thin silver foil with 18 lines of Latin engraving, was found in 2018. This inscription refers to Jesus Christ and is potentially one of the oldest Latin texts by the New Testament. Archaeologists date the find to the middle of the 3rd century AD. However,

experts are skeptical about the interpretation of the inscription. In a recent article of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Future of research under the light of the sensational find

The find not only has historical importance, but also attracts considerable attention. After the public presentation of the inscription, the Archaeological Museum Frankfurt recorded an increase in the number of visitors. A team of researchers led by Markus Scholz examined the inscription in detail and found that it is purely Christian and does not contain any polytheistic claims. This discovery could change fundamental theories about the spread of Christianity in this region and reinterpret the liturgy history. Scholz emphasizes that the call "holy, sacred, holy" may be the earliest form of liturgical use of this sentence. Such findings could have far -reaching consequences for understanding Christian practices in Roman Germania.