>Discovery News is reporting that the oldest known portraits of four of Jesus’ apostles have been found in a catacomb near St. Paul’s Basilica in Rome.

Dating from the end of the 4th century, the full-face paintings depict three of Jesus’ original 12 apostles — St. Peter, St. Andrew and St. John — as well as St. Paul, who became an apostle after Christ’s death.

Read the report and see a picture of the portraits by clicking here.

Read also: The Oldest Image of the Apostle Paul

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

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