5 days ago · Even in terms of Christian-only adoption of the Chi-Rho for Christians in general and later St. Peter in particular as it later becomes the Cross and Keys symbol for the Roman …

Sep 24, 2024 · Much later, Roman Emperor Constantine made the cross a symbol of Christianity. The symbol was used to try to make Christianity more popular. But the cross had nothing to do …

Mar 14, 2024 · The book The Non-Christian Cross, by John Denham Parsons, states: “There is not a single sentence in any of the numerous writings forming the New Testament, which, in …

Jul 24, 2018 · A brass weight that had concealed a Christian cross was discovered in a Byzantine church at the archaeological site of Hippos-Sussita. Photo: University of Haifa. Overlooking the …

Jul 16, 2024 · Before the cross gained prominence in the fourth century, the second-century church father Clement of Alexandria urged early Christians to use the dove or a fish as a …

Jul 20, 2024 · Etched into this broken column fragment are four religious symbols: a menorah, lulav (palm branch), shofar (ram’s horn) and cross. The first three symbols are Jewish, but the …

Aug 17, 2024 · The fastening to the beam or “prospegnumi” (Greek), indicative of fastening with a “peg”, carries the idea of both rope and dowels used in fastening to a wooden beam. The nine …

Mar 1, 2012 · As discussed by Kritikakou-Nikolaropoulou, more than 400 Christian tombstones have been discovered in Zoora, almost all of which are inscribed in Greek. The gravestone …

Nov 3, 2024 · What people who discuss the crusades often forget is that (1) the first ‘crusades’ were by the Muslim armies hundreds of years before (and after) the Christian crusades and (2) …

Byzantine Jerusalem was Christian Jerusalem—par excellence. The Byzantine era began when the Emperor Constantine—soon to convert to Christianity—became master of Palestine in 324 …