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Creating Christ

The dolphin wrapped around an anchor was used as an image byTitus himself in his...

The dolphin wrapped around an anchor was used as an image by
Titus himself in his deification, associated with his divinity, and it was the earliest symbol used by Christians to
represent Jesus on the cross

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The dolphin wrapped around an anchor
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was used as an image by Titus himself in his deification,
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associated with his divinity,
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and it was the earliest symbol
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used by Christians to represent Jesus on the cross.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
66
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:25
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Forensics expert J.S. Valliant reconstructs back story of how Roman Elites conspired to create Christianity, changing the course of history.
- [Narrator] It's interesting that the dolphin - Creating Christ 00:12
- [Narrator] It's interesting that the dolphin
One of the most impressive uses of the fish - Creating Christ 00:20
One of the most impressive uses of the fish
- The most irresistible archaeological sites - Creating Christ 00:23
- The most irresistible archaeological sites
Herculaneum and Pompeii are time capsules - Creating Christ 00:09
Herculaneum and Pompeii are time capsules
This is where we discovered the bottom of a pool - Creating Christ 00:12
This is where we discovered the bottom of a pool
The symbols that so perfectly match symbols we would see - Creating Christ 00:09
The symbols that so perfectly match symbols we would see
- This connection between fish as a symbol - Creating Christ 00:10
- This connection between fish as a symbol
The missionary work of Christians is being declared - Creating Christ 00:06
The missionary work of Christians is being declared
Of course, anchors are a symbol of safety, - Creating Christ 00:05
Of course, anchors are a symbol of safety,
And so people being compared to fish seeking - Creating Christ 00:12
And so people being compared to fish seeking
But that Christian symbol came at - Creating Christ 00:15
But that Christian symbol came at
- This discovery is so important - Creating Christ 00:13
- This discovery is so important
Like a legend of all the symbols we have been discussing, - Creating Christ 00:17
Like a legend of all the symbols we have been discussing,
For all practical purposes, - Creating Christ 00:07
For all practical purposes,
- It's hard to know if that mosaic at the bottom - Creating Christ 00:11
- It's hard to know if that mosaic at the bottom
- [Narrator] Or perhaps a symbol that started - Creating Christ 00:14
- [Narrator] Or perhaps a symbol that started
After the death of flavius Vespasian, - Creating Christ 00:18
After the death of flavius Vespasian,
- The anchor and dolphin image on Flavian coinage, - Creating Christ 00:15
- The anchor and dolphin image on Flavian coinage,
It's interesting to note that Domitian began - Creating Christ 00:10
It's interesting to note that Domitian began
He himself executed his cousin, clement of Rome, - Creating Christ 00:10
He himself executed his cousin, clement of Rome,