The staurogram (⳨), also monogrammatic cross or tau-rho, [1] is a ligature composed of a superposition of the Greek letters tau (Τ) and rho (Ρ). The symbol is of pre-Christian origin. It is found on copper coins minted by Herod I in 37 BC, interpreted as a tr ligature representing trikhalkon indicating the coin value. [2]

2024年9月24日 · The staurogram combines the Greek letters tau-rho to stand in for parts of the Greek words for “cross” (stauros) and “crucify” (stauroō) in Bodmer papyrus P75. Staurograms serve as the earliest images of Jesus on the cross, predating other Christian crucifixion imagery by …

2020年5月15日 · The tau of the staurogram represented the Cross, and the loop of the rho represented the head of Christ. In effect, the staurogram was a pictographic representation of the Crucifixion, making it perhaps one of the earliest of Christian images of Christ on the Cross.

2015年8月14日 · The Staurogram, or Tau-Rho, is a Greek tau (T) combined with a Greek rho (P), and was used in the early church as an abbreviation for the Greek word for cross. The letters also sometimes had a deeper meaning. The tau could symbolize the cross on its own.

The staurogram is composed of two Greek letters superimposed over each other: the tau (written t) and the rho (written p). The staurogram is known as the TAU/RHO symbol. The CHI/RHO symbol was used much more in art and in the catacombs than the TAU/RHO was.

2015年8月25日 · The tau-rho staurogram is one of several christograms, or monogram-like devices used by ancient Christians, to refer to Jesus. However, Larry Hurtado points out that the staurogram only refers to the crucifixion, unlike others, which mention Jesus’ other characteristics.

comprised of the Greek majuscule forms of the letters tau and rho, the vertical line of the rho superimposed on the vertical stroke of the tau, is of particular historical significance.1 The specific proposal that I shall support in the present essay is that the Christian use of this

The Staurogram (meaning monogram of the cross, from the Greek: ΣTAΥPOΣ meaning cross), or Monogrammatic Cross or Tau-Rho symbol, is composed by a tau (Τ) superimposed on a rho (Ρ). The Staurogram was first used to abbreviate the Greek word for cross in very early New Testament manuscripts such as P66, P45 and P75, almost like a nomina ...

The staurogram combines the Greek letters tau-rho to stand in for parts of the Greek words for “cross” (stauros) and “crucify” (stauroō) in Bodmer papyrus P75. Staurograms serve as the earliest images of Jesus on the cross, predating other Christian crucifixion imagery by 200 years. Photo: Foundation Martin Bodmer.

The staurogram, also monogrammatic cross or tau-rho, is a ligature composed of a superposition of the letters tau (Τ) and rho (Ρ). The staurogram was first used to abbreviate stauros (σταυρός), the Greek word for cross in very early New Testament manuscripts such as P66, P45 and P75, almost like a nomen sacrum, and may visually have ...