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  1. The cross before Constantine
    the early life of a Christian symbol
    Published: [2015]
    Publisher:  Fortress Press, Minneapolis

    The cross in its place -- The cross and non-Christian society -- The cross in a Jewish cradle -- The cross in textual images -- The cross in the material record -- The cross in a Pompeii bakery -- The cross in the literary record -- The cross and its... more

    Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen
    I Long 3
    No inter-library loan
    Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky
    A 2016/6225
    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

     

    The cross in its place -- The cross and non-Christian society -- The cross in a Jewish cradle -- The cross in textual images -- The cross in the material record -- The cross in a Pompeii bakery -- The cross in the literary record -- The cross and its advocates -- A very short conclusion. - "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 The cross in its place -- The cross and non-Christian society -- The cross in a Jewish cradle -- The cross in textual images -- The cross in the material record -- The cross in a Pompeii bakery -- The cross in the literary record -- The cross and its advocates -- A very short conclusion

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 1451490305; 9781451490305
    RVK Categories: BO 9665 ; LH 82251
    Subjects: Crosses; Christian art and symbolism; Christian art and symbolism; Crosses
    Scope: xi, 232 Seiten, Illustrationen, 23 cm
    Notes:

    Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-206) and indexes

  2. The cross before Constantine
    the early life of a Christian symbol
    Published: [2015]
    Publisher:  Fortress Press, Minneapolis

    The cross in its place -- The cross and non-Christian society -- The cross in a Jewish cradle -- The cross in textual images -- The cross in the material record -- The cross in a Pompeii bakery -- The cross in the literary record -- The cross and its... more

    Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen
    I Long 3
    No inter-library loan
    Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky
    A 2016/6225
    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan
    Württembergische Landesbibliothek
    65/15728
    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

     

    The cross in its place -- The cross and non-Christian society -- The cross in a Jewish cradle -- The cross in textual images -- The cross in the material record -- The cross in a Pompeii bakery -- The cross in the literary record -- The cross and its advocates -- A very short conclusion. - "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 The cross in its place -- The cross and non-Christian society -- The cross in a Jewish cradle -- The cross in textual images -- The cross in the material record -- The cross in a Pompeii bakery -- The cross in the literary record -- The cross and its advocates -- A very short conclusion

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 1451490305; 9781451490305
    RVK Categories: BO 9665 ; LH 82251
    Subjects: Crosses; Christian art and symbolism; Crosses; Christian art and symbolism; Christian art and symbolism; Crosses
    Scope: xi, 232 Seiten, Illustrationen, 23 cm
    Notes:

    Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-206) and indexes