Rome's 1st catacombs were Jewish, not Christian

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: July 21, 2005| Author: ARIEL DAVID | Copyright information

ROME -- A Jewish catacomb in Rome predates Christian counterparts by at least 100 years, indicating burial in the city's underground cemeteries may not have begun as a Christian practice, according to a study published Wednesday.

Scholars have long believed that early Christians were the first to bury their dead in Roman catacombs. But Dutch experts from Utrecht University who dated organic material from a Jewish catacomb say it appears early Christians inherited the practice from Jews...

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