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Early Christian inscriptions are the epigraphical remains of early Christianity. They are a valuable source of information in addition to the writings of the Church Fathers regarding the development of Christian thought and life in the first six centuries of the religion's existence. [ 2 ]
Early Christian inscriptions (11 P) M. Medieval Christian inscriptions (7 P) Pages in category "Christian inscriptions" The following 3 pages are in this category ...
Pages in category "Early Christian inscriptions" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Titulus Crucis – a piece of wood claimed to be a relic of the True Cross, which Christian tradition holds to be a part of the cross's titulus (inscription), now kept in the church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome. Radiocarbon dating tests on the artifact have shown that it dates between 980 and 1146 AD.
Most other known early Christian amulets feature writing in Greek or Hebrew, but not Latin. Its sophisticated style indicates that the writer was an elaborate scribe. [9] According to the archaeologist Markus Scholz , what is unique about this inscription is that it exclusively features Christian content rather than polytheistic elements.
The Oxyrhynchus hymn is the only surviving fragment of notated Christian Greek music from the first four hundred years of the Christian period, [8] although historian and musician Kenneth Levy has argued that the Sanctus melody best preserved in the Western medieval Requiem mass dates from around the fourth century. [9]
David Playing the Harp by Jan de Bray, 1670.. Knowledge of the biblical period is mostly from literary references in the Bible and post-biblical sources. Religion and music historian Herbert Lockyer, Jr. writes that "music, both vocal and instrumental, was well cultivated among the Hebrews, the New Testament Christians, and the Christian church through the centuries."
For example, the monasteries and churches of Syria were important in the development of psalm singing and the use of strophic devotional song, or hymns. [4] The use of instruments in early Christian music seems to have been frowned upon. [5]