Near the ancient Egyptian town of Oxyrhynchus, 100 miles south of Cairo, archaeologists recently discovered an image painted on the wall of an underground stone chamber that may be an early depiction of Jesus. The image is dated to the sixth or seventh century A.D. and was probably painted by Coptic Christians.
The young man in the image has curly hair and is wearing a short tunic. Could it really be Jesus? "He raises his hand as if to make a blessing," said University of Barcelona Egyptologist Josep Padró, who is leading the excavation.
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