The Cross before Constantine: The Early Life of a Christian Symbol

ISBN-13: 9781451490305 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 246 str.

Bruce W. Longenecker

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Bruce W. Longenecker presents a 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. The cross served as a visual symbol of commitment to a living deity in a dangerous world.