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Alleged Christian Crosses in Herculaneum and Pompeii

In: Vigiliae Christianae
Author:
John Granger Cook LaGrange College

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09 Feb 2018
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Abstract

The thesis that cil 4, 10062 and two cruciform artefacts in Herculaneum and Pompeii are Christian crosses, which indicate a pre-Vesuvian Christian presence in Campania, cannot be sustained. cil 4, 10062 most probably portrays a scrawl. The cruciform indentation in a wall of Herculaneum was probably left by the support for a shelf. The bas relief of a bakery in Pompeii likely indicates some kind of baker’s tool.

Title:
Alleged Christian Crosses in Herculaneum and Pompeii
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15700720-12341330
Language:
English
Pages:
1–20
Keywords:
CIL 4; 10062; crosses in Herculaneum and Pompeii
In:
Vigiliae Christianae
In:
Volume 72: Issue 1
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1570-0720
Print ISSN:
0042-6032
Subjects:
Early Church & Patristics, Biblical Studies, Church History, History, Ancient History, Classical Studies, Religion in Antiquity, Religious Studies, Biblical Theology, Theology and World Christianity

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