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chi rho
monogram of first two letters of Christ’s name in Greek. [Christian Symbolism: Appleton, 111]
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Hurtado examines manuscripts used by early Christians as artifacts that reveal aspects of early Christianity: the earliest texts of Old and New Testament; the preference for the codex over the scroll; the use of nomina sacra (abbreviations for sacred names); the staurogram (the chi-rho as the earliest symbol of the cross), and the size of codices.
The Earliest Christian Artifacts: Manuscripts and Christian Origins by Krentz, Edgar / Currents in Theology and Mission
For whatever reason Constantine dreamed that if he put the Greek letters chi-rho (XP) on his standards he would win his final battle for Rome.
VIEWPOINT: FORTHRIGHT AND FEARLESS by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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