The cross before Constantine: the early life of a Christian symbol

"Upending a longstanding consensus, Bruce W. Longenecker presents a wide variety of material artifacts to illustrate that Christians made use of the cross as a visual symbol of their faith long before Constantine appropriated it to consolidate his power in the fourth century. Constantine did no...

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1. Verfasser: Longenecker, Bruce W. 1961- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Minneapolis Fortress Press [2015]
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Zusammenfassung:"Upending a longstanding consensus, Bruce W. Longenecker presents a wide variety of material artifacts to illustrate that Christians made use of the cross as a visual symbol of their faith long before Constantine appropriated it to consolidate his power in the fourth century. Constantine did not invent the cross as a symbol of Christian faith; for an impressive number of Christians before Constantine's reign, the cross served as a visual symbol of commitment to a living deity in a dangerous world."--Back cover
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-206) and indexes
The cross in its place -- The cross and non-Christian society -- The cross in a Jewish cradle -- The cross in textual images -- The cross in the material record -- The cross in a Pompeii bakery -- The cross in the literary record -- The cross and its advocates -- A very short conclusion
Beschreibung:xi, 232 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781451490305
9781506400365

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