In 2005, prison inmates digging foundations at Megiddo prison uncovered a 3rd-century mosaic floor from a house church. Three Greek inscriptions are preserved, including one that reads: "The God-loving Akeptous has offered the table to God Jesus Christ as a memorial." It is among the earliest known inscriptions identifying Jesus as God.
Why this matters
Settles a long-running skeptical claim that Jesus's deity was a 4th-century Constantinian invention. By 230 AD, ordinary Christians like Akeptous were paying for mosaic inscriptions calling Jesus God on a memorial table.
Scripture references
John 1:1John 20:28Philippians 2:6-11
Location
Megiddo Prison, Israel