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The Crosses of Pompeii
Language: en
Pages: 366
Authors: Bruce W. Longenecker
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-05-19 - Publisher: Fortress Press

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Through a twist of fate, the eruption that destroyed Pompeii in 79 CE also preserved a wealth of evidence about the town, buried for centuries in volcanic ash.
The Cross before Constantine
Language: en
Pages: 253
Authors: Bruce W. Longenecker
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-08-01 - Publisher: Fortress Press

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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 v
The Cross in Tradition, History, and Art
Language: en
Pages: 538
Authors: William Wood Seymour
Categories: Christian art and symbolism
Type: BOOK - Published: 1898 - Publisher:

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"This work discusses the cross throughout history, from prehistoric times to modern day. Found within are chapters entitled: cross before the Christian Era and
The Cross
Language: en
Pages: 281
Authors: Robin M. Jensen
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-17 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

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The cross stirs intense feelings among Christians as well as non-Christians. Robin Jensen takes readers on an intellectual and spiritual journey through the two
Crucifixion in the Mediterranean World
Language: en
Pages: 589
Authors: John Granger Cook
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-12-10 - Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

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John Granger Cook traces the use of the penalty by the Romans until its probable abolition by Constantine. Rabbinic and legal sources are not neglected. The mat
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