The Silver Amulet tells that Christianity crept to the north of the Alps already in the 2nd century

Small and the delicate silver Amulet reveals that Christianity spread earlier than has been thought to the north of the Alps, to the distant frontier of the mighty Roman Empire.

The Amulet found in the tomb of an ancient man is known as the Frankfurt silver engraving or script.

It is estimated to be from the period 230–270 after the start of the calendar. Goethe University’s bulletin informs that it is the oldest discovery related to Christianity in the north from that period.

The amulet says that Christianity arrived in the area at least half a century earlier than has been concluded based on previous finds.

Amulet the man who carried it was most obviously a devout Christian. The text praises Jesus Christ, the son of God, in many words. In those days, according to researchers, it was dangerous to be a Christian, but the owner of the amulet carried his faith to the grave.

The writing was able to be interpreted without needing flimsy evidence from the early days of Christianity. They also tell about the discovery Smithsonian Magazine and Archeology News. The discovery was reported in Finland Evening newspaper. There is a discovery on the site of the Frankfurt Archaeological Museum video:

Amulets was discovered in 2018 during excavations at an ancient Roman cemetery in the Heilmannstrasse area of ​​Frankfurt am Main. There was a Roman city.

It was still a significant city around the year 110 and had perhaps 10,000 inhabitants. It was a border area of ​​the ancient Roman Empire.

Two hundred graves have been found in the cemetery. Some of the graves stood out from the others. It is the final resting place of a man aged between 35 and 45. Next to the remains were, among other things, a censer and ceramics.

Actual the discovery was therefore a thin silver foil rolled into a small scroll. The scroll measured more than three centimeters. It was in a small case.

The amulet was under the man’s chin. It apparently hung by a string around the man’s neck, as it were as a talismanas a sacred object carrying powers.

The writing stood out on the silver foil. It could be interpreted without having to open and deface the scroll. It was successful at the Leibniz Archaeological Research Center with computer tomographywhere the object is examined from all sides with X-rays.

According to the researchers, the challenge was not only that the silver foil was in a roll, it had time to sag over the course of 1,800 years. Parts were missing. However, with modern technology, a model was obtained that revealed 18 lines of Latin writing.

Text explained the professor Markus Scholz from the Goethe University, which needed theologians to help them in their arduous work.

It was unusual for the era that the writing was in Latin and not Greek or Hebrew. There are also no references to other religions in the text, as is usually the case with amulets of that era. Some references are only known from later Christian texts.

But the author was obviously skilled, according to researchers. Reference is made at the beginning of the text To Saint Titusto whom the apostle Paul addresses his letter in the Bible. Based on the German and English translations, he praises Jesus Christ in many words, “the son of God, before whom every knee should bow.”

23.12. 1:59 p.m.: Clarified that the Amulet is known as the Frankfurt Silver Engraving or Script. Previously, the story only talked about the writing.