An edition of The cross before Constantine (2015)
The cross before Constantine
the early life of a Christian symbol
By Bruce W. Longenecker
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Publish Date
2015
Publisher
Fortress Press
Language
eng
Pages
232
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.