the early life of a Christian symbol
Edición de la obra The cross before Constantine
| Autor | Bruce W. Longenecker |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Fortress Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 2015 |
| Lugar | Minneapolis, MN |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 232 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781451490305, 9781506400365 |
| ISBN-10 | 1451490305 |
| OCLC | 907193946 |
| LCCN | 2016303302 |
| Número de Cutter | L852c |
"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.