Ancient Christian Amulet Referencing The Last Supper Found In UK Library Vault

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http://www.businessinsider.com/christian-amulet-referencing-the-last-supper-2014-9


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The text on the papyrus is a mix of passages from Psalm 78:23-24 and Matthew 26:28-30, among others, said Mazza, who is a research fellow at the institute. "To this day, Christians use passages from the Bible as protective charms so our amulet marks the start of an important trend in Christianity."

The translated text on the papyrus reads:

Fear you all who rule over the earth.

Know you nations and peoples that Christ is our God.

For he spoke and they came to being, he commanded and they were created; he put everything under our feet and delivered us from the wish of our enemies.

Our God prepared a sacred table in the desert for the people and gave manna of the new covenant to eat, the Lord's immortal body and the blood of Christ poured for us in remission of sins.

People of the time believed such passages had magical powers, Mazza told Live Science. Supporting that idea, creases can be seen on the fragment, Mazza said, suggesting the papyrus was folded into a rectangular packet measuring 3 by 10.5 centimeters (1.2 by 4.1 inches), and either placed into a box at home or worn around a person's neck.



Read more: http://www.livescience.com/47705-last-supper-papyrus-discovered.html#ixzz3CX4wiOzU

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1. Mazza found a mezuzah.

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2. Excellent! nt

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3. Carbon analysis dates the fragment to between 574 and 660.

just in case anyone had their hopes up regarding historical evidence for anything.

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4. [The practice of using passages as amulets goes back way before christianity

"To this day, Christians use passages from the Bible as protective charms so our amulet marks the start of an important trend in Christianity." I think it would have been more of an ongoing trend in religions than something that was started by early christians.