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The cross before Constantine : the early life of a Christian symbol /
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 inve...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
Fortress Press,
2015.
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| Colección: | Emerging scholars.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (246 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781506400365 1506400361 |