Do you have any sources on the claim that it wasn’t a cross and was changed later for pagans?
No they do not, because the early symbol was already T.
There are writings from around ~200 talking about how the letter T and Tau look like the execution cross. And it changed to the modern version over time. Around the same time where the word “σταυρός”(cross) apperas in the New Testament.
No they do not, because the early symbol was already T.
There are writings from around ~200 talking about how the letter T and Tau look like the execution cross. And it changed to the modern version over time. Around the same time where the word “σταυρός”(cross) apperas in the New Testament.
Another good piece of evidence I just thought of is the oldest known depiction of Jesus: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexamenos_graffito
It seems the claim might originate with Jehovah’s Witnesses in modern times.