2006-07-15 17:48:29 · 11 answers · asked by Apeman 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Iesvs Nazarenvs Rex Ivdaeorvm
Jesus of Nazereth, King of the Jews
2006-07-15 17:51:58 · answer #1 · answered by MikeD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Gospel of John is the source of the abbreviation, "I.N.R.I." John 19: 19-20 states: "Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, `Jesus the Nazarene, the King of the Jews.' Now many of the Jews read the inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek."
Some crucifixes, paintings and other artistic representations of the crucifixion are quite detailed and do, indeed, contain a hand-lettered inscription, "Jesus the Nazorean, the King of the Jews," written in Hebrew, Latin and Greek. Most, however, contain the abbreviation "I.N.R.I." as you have observed.
When translated into Latin, the phrase "Jesus the Nazorean, the King of the Jews," becomes "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum."
When crucified, men's crimes were often nailed above their heads....Pilate had that inscription made because it was the only thing he could figure Jesus had been acused of.
2006-07-16 00:56:17 · answer #2 · answered by blak_ravn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
INRI is an acronym for IESVS NAZARENVS REX IVDAEORVM which translates to Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.
2006-07-16 01:18:01 · answer #3 · answered by I Like Hột Vịt Lộn! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
INRI is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase IESVS NAZARENVS REX IVDAEORVM, which translates to English as: "Jesus the Nazarene, the King of the Jews".
2006-07-16 00:55:00 · answer #4 · answered by Charlooch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I=J in roman alphabet
Jesus Nazareth Rex Jews
In English: Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.
2006-07-16 00:50:56 · answer #5 · answered by iammisc 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the acronym for Pontius Pilate's reported note on Jesus's cross: "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudæorum" (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews). There was no "J" in Latin, so they used "I", instead.
2006-07-16 00:55:59 · answer #6 · answered by Kevin F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the Roman version of "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews." It was Pilate's social commentary on what the Jewish religious rulers were doing to one of their own.
2006-07-16 00:51:14 · answer #7 · answered by chdoctor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its Latin for "King of the Jews". It was the Roman's way to mock Jesus.
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2006-07-16 00:56:04 · answer #8 · answered by Barn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is Latin for "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews"
2006-07-16 00:50:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-16 00:50:20 · answer #10 · answered by normobrian 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋