Jesus and the Cross - Biblical Archaeology Society
Jan 25, 2024 · Throughout the world, images of the cross adorn the walls and steeples of churches. For some Christians, the cross is part of their daily attire worn around their necks. Sometimes the cross even adorns the body of a Christian in permanent ink. In Egypt, among other countries, for example, Christians wear a tattoo of the cross on their wrists.
Ancient Crucifixion Images - Biblical Archaeology Society
Mar 14, 2024 · All three of these ancient crucifixion images shed light on the reality of Roman crucifixion in practice and share a few features in common: The crosses are in the shape of a capital tau, or Greek letter T; the Puteoli graffito and the gemstone seem to depict figures who have been whipped or flayed; all three figures appear to be nude, perhaps explaining why at …
Early Christian Amulets: Between Faith and Magic
Jul 2, 2024 · The text was found inscribed on a piece of parchment excavated a hundred years ago at the site of ancient Oxyrhynchus in Egypt. Dating to the sixth or seventh century and measuring about 2 1/3 by 4 1/3 inches, the scrap—first published in 1911 (as P. Oxy. 8.1077)—is a Christian amulet (see image below). Relying on the healing powers of a ...
Roman Crucifixion Methods Reveal the History of Crucifixion
Aug 17, 2024 · The excavator of the crucified man, Vassilios Tzaferis, followed the analysis of Nico Haas of Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem suggesting Roman crucifixion methods: a contorted position: arms nailed to the crossbeam; legs bent, twisted to one side, and held in place by a single nail that passed through a wooden plaque ...
The Staurogram - Biblical Archaeology Society
Sep 24, 2024 · In “ The Staurogram: Earliest Depiction of Jesus’ Crucifixion ” in the March/April 2013 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Larry Hurtado highlights an early Christian crucifixion symbol that sets the date back by 150–200 years. Larry Hurtado describes how a symbol known as a staurogram is created out of the Greek letters tau-rho ...
A Tomb in Jerusalem Reveals the History of Crucifixion and Roman ...
Aug 6, 2024 · Accounts of the suppression of the revolt of Spartacus in 71 B.C. tell how the Roman army lined the road from Capua to Rome with 6,000 crucified rebels on 6,000 crosses. After the Romans quelled the relatively minor rebellion in Judea in 7 A.D. triggered by the death of King Herod, Quintilius Varus, the Roman Legate of Syria, crucified 2,000 ...
Ancient Amulets with Incipits - Biblical Archaeology Society
Jan 6, 2018 · Alongside the use of Biblical passages, numerous amulets include other idioms and symbols associated with early Christianity, including crosses, references to and stories about Jesus, and creeds. 18 In addition to the Christian canon and its reception during late antiquity, therefore, amulets also offer precious insight into a wide range of ...
The Earliest Evidence of Christianity in Arabia?
Jul 25, 2023 · While the arrival of Christianity in Arabia has been known through literary sources written by outsiders, such as the famous Bible scholar and translator St. Jerome, recent discoveries present evidence of Christianity from pre-Islamic Arabia itself. The vast swaths of desert east of the Jordan River reveal thousands of ancient inscriptions ...
Hidden Christian Cross at Hippos-Sussita
Jul 24, 2018 · Nevertheless, Christians were allowed to continue worshiping. Hippos-Sussita’s many churches—adorned with large crosses—remained open until the city was destroyed. This weight is currently on display at the Hecht Museum in Haifa, Israel, as part of the exhibit “Before the Earth Shook: The Ancient City of Hippos-Sussita Emerges.”
Ancient Gravestone Epitaphs Give Insight into Early Jews and …
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 epitaphs of the Christians of Zoora typically include several lines of incised text that give the name of the deceased, their age, followed by the exact date of death.