Christ the Magikian?

[kallistii]

-A bowl, dating to between the late 2nd century B.C. and the early 1st century A.D., is engraved with what may be the world's first known reference to Christ. The engraving reads, "DIA CHRSTOU O GOISTAIS," which has been interpreted to mean either, "by Christ the magician" or, "the magician by Christ."

From the article:

"If the word "Christ" refers to the Biblical Jesus Christ, as is speculated, then the discovery may provide evidence that Christianity and paganism at times intertwined in the ancient world."

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Comments

[shrike-15.livejournal.com]

The word "christos" is greek for "the one rubbed with ointment", it was also the substitute for the hebrew "messiah".
Given the timespan in the article, a relation to Jesus or the Messiah to keep it in general terms, has a very low propability, me thinks.