The cross before Constantine
the early life of a Christian symbol
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Author
Publication
2015 - Fortress Press, Minneapolis, MN, Minnesota
Language
English
Word Count
58,000 words, Guess
Page Count
232 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivecrossbeforeconst0000long
- ISBN-101451490305
- ISBN-139781451490305
- ISBN-139781506400365
- ISBN-101506400361
and 5 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2016303302
- OCLC Control Number907193946
- Better World Books9781451490305
- Better World Books9781506400365
- Open LibraryOL28412187M
Classifications
- DDC246
- LCCBV160 .L66 2015
- LCCBV160.L66 2015
Alternate Titles
- Early life of a Christian symbol
Description
"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.
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