German researchers discovered a manuscript that contains the earliest record of Jesus Christ’s childhood. It initially stayed unnoticed in the Hamburg Carl Von Ossietzky State and University Library.
Previously, experts believed the piece of parchment was part of a mundane document, like a shopping list. Eventually, they discovered the word “Jesus” in Greek.
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Article continues after this advertisementThey compared it with other digitized records and found it narrates part of Jesus Christ’s second miracle. The oldest record of Jesus’ childhood was from the 11th century, but this recent finding dates back to the 4th to 5th century.
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— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) June 13, 2024The Humboldt University of Berlin (HU) shares more details about this manuscript. Papyrologists Dr. Lajos Berkes and Prof. Gabriel Nocchi Macedo from the University of Liège, Belgium discovered it.
The German institution says the manuscript is a papyrus fragment measuring 11 x 5 cm. It contains 13 lines in Greek letters and 10 letters per line and originated from late antique Egypt.
Article continues after this advertisement“It was thought to be part of an everyday document, such as a private letter or a shopping list because the handwriting seems so clumsy,” said Berkes.
Article continues after this advertisementYet, they thought there might be more to the text when they noticed the word “Jesus” in the text. Then, they compared it with other digitized documents and realized it was more significant than previously thought.
Article continues after this advertisementIt was a copy of the Infancy Gospel according to Thomas. They verified their findings by comparing them with known manuscripts of the Gospel.
Dr. Berkes and Prof. Macedo believe this copy was a writing exercise in a school or monastery due to its clumsy handwriting.
Article continues after this advertisementThe few words on the fragment tell the beginning of the “vivification of the sparrows.” It is part of Jesus Christ’s childhood and the “second miracle” in the Gospel of Thomas:
“Jesus plays at the ford of a rushing stream and molds twelve sparrows from the soft clay he finds in the mud. When his father Joseph rebukes him and asks why he is doing such things on the holy Sabbath, the five-year-old Jesus claps his hands and brings the clay figures to life.”
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The Humboldt University of Berlin says the Bible does not contain these writings. Howeverwin99 casino, they were popular during the Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
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