Considered “the greatest discovery since the Dead Sea Scrolls,” the oldest inscription announcing Jesus as God was found under the floor of an Israeli jail and is currently on exhibit in America.
An prisoner of the Megiddo jail found the 1,800-year-old mosaic, which bears the ancient Greek inscription, ‘The god-loving Akeptous has donated the table to God Jesus Christ as a memory.’
In 230 AD, the 581-square-foot mosaic adorned the earliest prayer hall in history, reaffirming Christians’ early belief that Jesus was the divine son.
Experts think that the Megiddo Mosaic’s early depictions of fish are a reference to Luke 9:16, where Jesus fed a 5,000-person multitude by multiplying two fish.
Since its discovery in 2005, the floor has been concealed beneath the jail; nevertheless, it is currently on loan to a museum in Washington, DC, till July 2025.
‘The biggest find since the Dead Sea Scrolls,’ said museum CEO Carlos Campo, while his colleagues called it.
