RT Article
T1 Jesus in Arabia: Tracing the Spread of Christianity into the Desert
JF Biblical archaeology review
VO 48
IS 1
SP 40
OP 46
A1 Al-Jallad, Ahmad 1985-
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1813733619
AB Our project may have found the earliest reference to Christian belief among the ancient Arabs. Likely dating to the fourth century, a desert inscription written in a peculiar script appears to invoke the name of Jesus. What does this unique text reveal about Christianity’s first spread to the Arabian tribes?