World's Earliest Christian Engraving Shows Surprising Pagan Elements

Researchers have identified what is believed to be the world's earliest surviving Christian inscription, shedding light on an ancient sect that followed the teachings of a second-century philosopher named Valentinus.Officially called NCE 156, the inscription is written in Greek and is dated to the latter half of the second century, a time when the Roman Empire was at the height of its power.An inscription is an artifact containing writing that is carved on stone. The only other written

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