TY - BOOK T1 - The cross before Constantine T1 - the early life of a Christian symbol AU - Longenecker, Bruce W. PY - [2015] PB - Fortress Press CY - Minneapolis LA - eng SN - 9781451490305, 9781506400365 KW - Crosses KW - Christian art and symbolism KW - Christliche Literatur KW - Christliche Kunst KW - Kreuz KW - Frühchristentum KW - Symbol N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-206) and indexes N1 - The cross in its place -- The cross and non-Christian society -- The cross in a Jewish cradle -- The cross in textual images -- The cross in the material record -- The cross in a Pompeii bakery -- The cross in the literary record -- The cross and its advocates -- A very short conclusion ER -