The earliest Jesus inscription in Arabia?

BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: The Earliest Evidence of Christianity in Arabia? A rock inscription from the Jordanian desert invokes Jesus (Marek Dospěl).

This BHD essay summarizes an article by Professor Ahmad Al-Jallad in the current issue of BAR. The article itself is behind the subscription wall.

The inscription is written in the Safaitic dialect of pre-Islamic Arabic. The editor dates it to the fourth century CE. It was found in the Wadi al-Khudari in northeastern Jordan.

For more on Safaitic Arabic, see here and here.

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