The Non-Christian Cross An Enquiry into the Origin and History of the Symbol Eventually Adopted as That of Our Religion by Parsons, John Denham

C O N T E N T S . ----------------- PAGE CHAPTER I. WAS THE _STAUROS_ OF JESUS CROSS-SHAPED? 13 CHAPTER II. THE EVIDENCE OF MINUCIUS FELIX 31 CHAPTER III. THE EVIDENCE OF THE OTHER FATHERS3 41 CHAPTER IV. CURIOUS STATEMENTS OF IRENAEUS 52 CHAPTER V. ORIGIN OF THE PRE-CHRISTIAN CROSS 57 CHAPTER VI. ORIGIN OF THE CHRISTIAN CROSS 65 CHAPTER VII. THE ESTABLISHER OF THE CHURCH 82 CHAPTER VIII. CROSS AND CRESCENT8 92 CHAPTER IX. THE CORONATION ORB9 104 CHAPTER X. ROMAN COINS BEFORE CONSTANTINE 119 CHAPTER XI. THE COINS OF CONSTANTINE 133 CHAPTER XII. ROMAN COINS AFTER CONSTANTINE 142 CHAPTER XIII. THE MONOGRAM OF CHRIST 147 CHAPTER XIV. THE CROSS OF THE LOGOS 163 CHAPTER XV. THE PRE-CHRISTIAN CROSS IN EUROPE 169 CHAPTER XVI. THE PRE-CHRISTIAN CROSS IN ASIA 178 CHAPTER XVII. THE PRE-CHRISTIAN CROSS IN AFRICA 183 CHAPTER XVIII. EVIDENCE OF TROY 187 CHAPTER XIX. EVIDENCE OF CYPRUS 193 CHAPTER XX. MISCELLANEOUS EVIDENCE 204 CHAPTER XI. SUMMARY 214