RELS 200 Lecture 4: Module 4 Post Axial Age Mythologies

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELS 200
• Professor: Craig Ginn

Document Summary

Sign of christian faith: rep(cid:396)ese(cid:374)ts the g(cid:396)eat(cid:374)ess of god"s sa(cid:272)(cid:396)ifi(cid:272)e a(cid:374)d the spi(cid:396)itual sal(cid:448)atio(cid:374) that humans gained as a result, cross jesus was crucified on was found by st. helena, mother of roman emporer. Constantine, during a pilgrimage to the holy land. She found 3 crosses, ordered that a corpse be placed on each cross. When the corpse was laid on one of the crosses, it came to life, showing it was the cross of christ. Used across religions to decorate religious articles, protect against illness, bing good lick, other purposes. X shaped st. andrews cross, t-shaped tau cross. Amulets and jewelry in shape of cross, church alters, gravestones, decorations on flags and shields. Egyptians- ankh (egyptian cross)- t part represents life or wisdom, loop stood for eternity: under pharaoh akhenaten, became symbol of egyptian sun god, ankh also used by phoenicians of eastern mediterranean and aztecs (symbol of secret knowledge)