Christian Catacombs May Have Jewish Origin

Yahoo News/Live Science ^ | 7-20-2005 | Michael Schirber

[rang1995]

shhhhhh before the religion of peace takes these over and builds mosques over them!

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Historian Leonard Rutgers explores the Villa Torlonia, an ancient Jewish catacomb in Rome. Rutgers led a research team that found that the city's Jewish underground cemeteries predate its Christian ones. The discovery contradicts the long-held belief that Christians pioneered the building of catacombs. Photograph courtesy Utrecht University

[MEGoody]

But the fact that the catacombs are all constructed with similar layouts and architecture suggests a common origin.

Since the first Christians were converted Jews, I think we are having ourselves a 'duh' moment here.

[Convert from ECUSA]

Ping!

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