AHC: Christianity's main symbol is not the cross

[Dom Pedro III]

Have the Romans decide to let the Jewish authorities enact the punishment, and they stone Jesus, making Christianity's symbol a rock.

I think Peter would just go by Simon in that case...

 

[Glass Onion]

What if, somehow, a non-pauline variant of Christianity somehow ended up dominant? What if a "Christianity" that placed less of an emphasis on Jesus' death than the religion that we have today was the surviving branch of the Jesus movement? Early Christianity was not a unified movement, except in so far as the various groups all acknowledged Jesus as a major figure. It is clear that various groups viewed Jesus, and his theological role, differently. If the movement that survives is less focused on his death as the "point" of the faith than Pauline doctrine is, the Cross might not be as popular a symbol. I could be misunderstanding the early history though, and I don't know the divergence needed to prevent what became Christian orthodoxy from being the dominant "Christian" theology.

 

[elkarlo]

That's probably what people got hung up on, like I said I've only heard it from a couple people, and I was never quite sure where they got that idea.

Ok, that is what I figure as well.

 

[The Professor]

Good luck trying to ward off a vampire by making the sign of the Jesus fish with your fingers...

Cross* your fingers? The arch connecting to the hand then appears to the the body of the fish with the finger tips and crossing point the tail

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