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Rare inscription paraphrasing Psalm 86 and referring to Jesus found in Judean desert.

(JNS) - A unique inscription written in Koine Greek, the language of the New Testament, was unearthed by Hebrew University archaeologists during

(GREEK CITY TIMES) – A rare inscription paraphrasing part of Psalm 86 in the Greek used in the New Testament has been unearthed by a team of Hebrew University archaeologists working at the Hyrcania Fortress, a Second Temple-era structure situated atop a forbidding hilltop in the Judean Desert, about 17 kilometres southeast of Jerusalem. A…

Archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem recently reported that an ancient inscription paraphrasing the first two verses of Psalm 86 was uncovered from a remote site in the Judean desert of Israel. 

The Christian epigraph paraphrases part of Psalm 86.

An ancient inscription paraphrasing the first two verses of Psalm 86 has been uncovered at a remote site in Israel's Judean desert, archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said Wednesday.

Unearthing ancient faith: A Byzantine Greek inscription paraphrasing verse 86 in the Book of Psalms was found in an ancient fortress in the Judean Desert.

First organized excavation at ruins of Hyrcania sheds light on King Herod's forbidding fortress, where a small 5th-century monastic community waited out the region's regime changes

A Koine Greek inscription paraphrasing Psalms 86 was discovered by Hebrew University archaeologists at the site of Hyrcania Fortress in the Judean Desert. Adorned with a cross, the Byzantine-era inscription was likely made by a knowledgeable monk and holds significance as a well-known prayer in the Masoretic text and Christian liturgy. Analysis of the script's style suggests a dating no later than the first half of the 6th century CE, the height of the Byzantine era, with minor grammatical ...

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