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Egyptian archaeologists recently disclosed the discovery of the 1,600-year-old mural of Jesus Christ healing the sick, within the remains of two early churches which were discovered late in July, in the Kharga Oasis of the country’s Western Desert.

Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has not released pictures of the painting, citing conservation concerns.

Officials emphasized that the more delicate the artwork is, the more it must be properly maintained from environmental deterioration.

The newly discovered site was originally a bustling town that relied on underground water sources.

Experts described one church as a huge basilica built of mudbrick, with the remains of a big hall and two aisles, as per Fox News.

The second, smaller church had a layout that was rectangular and was encircled "by the remains of seven external columns," according to authorities.

Excavations headed by Dr. Siham Ismail of the Supreme Council of Antiquities unearthed mud-brick dwellings, cemeteries, food storage jars, and daily items from the times.

Christianity is commonly thought to have spread from Europe, yet history shows that Africa was one of the earliest countries where Christianity took root.

The church had already found rich ground in Egypt, North Africa, Nubia, and Ethiopia.

Biblical texts depict that for 12 years, ancient Egypt served as the residence of the founder of the Christian faith, Jesus Christ.

The finding highlights Egypt's and Africa's crucial role in the spread of Christianity.

The faith appeared in Egypt as early as the first century A.D., and by the fourth century, it had become a defining cultural and spiritual force throughout the continent.

Egypt's deserts gave rise to Christian monasticism, with saints such as St. Anthony the Great and Pachomius pioneering types of austere living that spread across Europe and affected the larger Christian heritage.

Additionally, Christianity was introduced into Ethiopia much earlier, in the fourth century, when King Ezana of Aksum converted. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church emerged and continues to be one of the most lasting Christian traditions.

The East African country has retained unique texts, liturgies, and rituals, including the Ge'ez language Bible, which is one of the earliest translations of Scripture.

news source: https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/lifestyle/africas-early-affiliation-with-christianity-highlighted-by-a-mural-of-jesus-christ/snhhxr1

image source: https://www.foxnews.com/travel/archaeologists-find-1600-year-old-churches-mural-jesus-egyptian-desert-settlement

Christianity is commonly thought to have spread from Europe, yet history shows that Africa was one of the earliest countries where Christianity took root.

They told us that Christianity came from the white man for two reasons:

To make us feel indebted.

To destroy our self-image, making us think all Africans were pagans and uncivilized, living like uncontacted tribes in the bush.

But the Bible shows otherwise:

In Acts, during Pentecost, people from many nations heard the good news in their own languages and carried it back to their lands.

The same book also records that Philip preached to a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians.

This proves two things:

Christianity did not begin its spread from Europe.

Ethiopia had a queen, showing that not all Africans lived primitively.

They don come again with their discoveries.
Discovering can never end.

Always discovering new things

HALLELUJAH Jesus Is alive.Death has lost its sting

It’s a mural. Don’t you guys can rest.
It will do you no harm

SarcasticWords:
They told us that Christianity came from the white man for two reasons:

To make us feel indebted.

To destroy our self-image, making us think all Africans were pagans and uncivilized, living like uncontacted tribes in the bush.

But the Bible shows otherwise:

In Acts, during Pentecost, people from many nations heard the good news in their own languages and carried it back to their lands.

The same book also records that Philip preached to a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians.

This proves two things:

Christianity did not begin its spread from Europe.

Ethiopia had a queen, showing that not all Africans lived primitively.

Who exactly is the they that told you this? The white man certainly never did - he always told you Jesus was a Jew. So who is this they? Why do black people have this compulsive need for finger-pointing?

Lol...

E be like say they wan tell us another story again.
Not even in Ethiopia, in Egypt. Issokay!

Everyone wants to cash out on the gullibilty of Christians.

Historical and archeology knowledge should be thoroughly fact check before published to the public

Show workings
Where the mural
Una dey lie...
Jesus is not real

SmartyPants:
Who exactly is the they that told you this? The white men certainly never did - he always told you Jesus was a Jew. So who is this they? Why do black people have this compuslive need for finger pointing?

And what does it even matter anyway, what developed country got where they're today because they carried Israeli mythology on their head?

a fool says in his heart that there is no God. hmmmm

This shows that Egypt was initially a Christian country. Islam is really spreading fast. If Christians for Nigeria no shine their eyes well well, na wetin Fulani people plan for Nigeria be that.

Which muralist drew it then, because Jesus had resurrected approximately 400 years before that time. Where did got his original copy from. Mehn! It seems this Egyptians Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities are just trying to cash out from unsuspecting tourists.

Egypt was a strong Christian nation until it was overrun by the Arabs who killed most of the original Christian indigenes who were black and replaced them with Arabs.
The original Egyptians were blacks. God redeemed them from his curse when he took Jesus to them to rescue him from Herod. Since then, the country grew in Christianity and one of the most prolific Christian writers of the early church Apollos lived and worked for years in Egypt.
The same Arabs crying over Gaza today will not tell us when they intend to return Egypt to its original owners
cc: DeepSight

ReacherSaidNoth:
And what does it even matter anyway, what developed country got where they're today because they carried Israeli mythology on their head?

Every single one of them actually. The countries wey dey far behind economically and developmentally na the ones wey dey nod ground or dey pour wine for rock.

Adewale1603:
They don come again with their discoveries.
Discovering can never end.

Always discovering new things

An educated person should say things like this, education is supposed to enlighten and help to discover things unknown. Please change your mindset about this your statement

Kukutente23:
Egypt was a strong Christian nation until it was overrun by the Arabs who killed most of the original Christian indigenes who were black and replaced them with Arabs.
The original Egyptians were blacks. God redeemed them from his curse when he took Jesus to them to rescue him from Herod. Since then, the country grew in Christianity and one of the most prolific Christian writers of the early church Apollos lived and worked for years in Egypt.
The same Arabs crying over Gaza today will not tell us when they intend to return Egypt to its original owners
cc: DeepSight

Other than during the time of the Kingdom of Kush's rule over Egypt, (the time of the black pharaohs - 25th Dynasty from approximately 747 BC to 656 BC), I am not certain that Egypt was "black."

Let's be sincere history & archaeology back the bible, showing you that the bible is true👍🏽

Christianity is commonly thought to have spread from Europe, yet history shows that Africa was one of the earliest countries where Christianity took root.

Africa na country indeed. Typical.
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Kukutente23:
Egypt was a strong Christian nation until it was overrun by the Arabs who killed most of the original Christian indigenes who were black and replaced them with Arabs.
The original Egyptians were blacks. God redeemed them from his curse when he took Jesus to them to rescue him from Herod. Since then, the country grew in Christianity and one of the most prolific Christian writers of the early church Apollos lived and worked for years in Egypt.
The same Arabs crying over Gaza today will not tell us when they intend to return Egypt to its original owners
cc: DeepSight

same as Jordan, yemen, Syria and lebanon. They were all christian dominated regions.

I thought some people were saying Christianity is western religion. Educated illiterates

I wonder which book said christianity spread from europe to the world. Christian we know started from the Jerusalem.

Helinuse:
It’s a mural. Don’t you guys can rest.
It will do you no harm

I expected u to simply shout allaku ahgba n be happy

These archaeologists don com again.

We no even know weda na legit or lamba

Nothing new here actually. The Greeks that wrote the stories of Jesus lived in Egypt too and they were Christians too.

The Gospel of Thomas was also discovered in Egypt but it remains an Apocryphal work till date because it never aligned with the establishment view of Jesus.

This is an awesome discovery. Jesus would be so happy right now.