Sunday, October 6, 2024
A Trio of 3rd Century Early Christian Inscriptions in Greek from Biblical Armageddon
Christopher Rollston
Spnsored by the Hellenic Society Prometheas
On occasion, ancient inscriptions with some very dramatic content will come to light, and with three recently excavated Megiddo Mosaic inscriptions we have just such a case!
One of these inscriptions, commissioned by a prominent woman named "Akeptous," includes this stunning sequence of words: “God Jesus Christ." Another of these inscriptions contains a command to "remember" four prominent women: "Primilla, Kuriake, Dorothea, and Chreste." Finally, one of these inscriptions refers to a Roman centurion named "Gaianus" (Greek: "Porphyrius") as the prominent benefactor who made the donation for the mosaic.
This mosaic inscription also includes a medallion with two fish (reminiscent of "the loaves and fishes" miracle or the famed Early Christian symbol acronym IXTHUS, or both). These mosaic inscriptions have been removed from the ground, are currently being conserved, and will be exhibited at various museums (including in Washington, DC) before being returned to Megiddo.
Christopher Rollston - Professor of Northwest Semitic Languages and Literatures at George Washington University
Luncheon at 2 pm / Lecture at 3 pm
This event will be held at:
Full Key Restaurant
5830 Columbia Pike
Falls Church, VA 22041
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