The Cross before Constantine
| Author | : Bruce W. Longenecker |
| Publisher | : Fortress Press |
| Total Pages | : 253 |
| Release | : 2015-08-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781506400365 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1506400361 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (361 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Cross before Constantine by : Bruce W. Longenecker
Download or read book The Cross before Constantine written by Bruce W. Longenecker and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
