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Faith Hidden in Stone: Christian Epigraphy, Discreet Identity, and Material Resistance before Constantine

Grace, Daniel J.

This research article examines the discreet theological language of early Christian epigraphy before Constantine. It focuses on funerary inscriptions, graffiti, symbolic vocabulary, Roman burial conventions, and the Abercius Inscription. The article argues that early Christian inscriptions should not be understood as evidence of…