Explore how the cross transformed from a shameful Roman execution device into Christianity’s central symbol. Discover early Christian attitudes, artistic developments, and Constantine’s pivotal role in redefining its meaning.
Gospel accounts of Jesus’s execution do not specify how exactly Jesus was secured to the cross. Yet in Christian tradition, Jesus had his palms and feet pierced with nails. Even though Roman execution methods did include crucifixion with nails, some scholars believe this method only developed after Jesus’s lifetime.
When did Christians start to depict images of Jesus on the cross? Larry Hurtado highlights an early Christian staurogram that sets the date back by 150–200 years.
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