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.
National Catholic Register: Pope Francis: True Freedom Flows From the Cross of Christ
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said Wednesday that true freedom is found by opening one’s heart to the grace of Christ. “The truest freedom, that from slavery to sin, flows from the Cross of Christ. We ...
National Review: Christians: The World Needs Us to Really Live the Cross to Victory
A More Nuanced Analysis of AI’s Effect on Jobs Does Iran Still Control the Strait of Hormuz? Audio By Carbonatix Lift high the cross The love of Christ proclaim, Till all the world Much of Monday, I ...
Christians: The World Needs Us to Really Live the Cross to Victory
In the fall, Catholics and some other Christian churches celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross. With the feast, Christians commemorate Jesus Christ’s life, especially his salvific death on the cross ...
CNN: King Charles’ coronation cross will contain relic believed to be from Christ’s crucifixion