what does the letters above jesus on the cross stand for? they are
IRNI
2006-09-13 11:49:01 · 11 answers · asked by nakita 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is Latin for "King of the Jews" - The Romans were mocking Jesus by posting this sign above his head.
2006-09-13 11:51:58 · answer #1 · answered by Rhonda 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No, they are INRI. It is completely impossible for this to have been true, however, as Pilate would have recorded having written such a document, or someone would have recorded that he did so, and would have recorded the trial, or the crucifixion, or something. Nazareth was a burial ground and so nobody living was 'from' there at that time, no town existed.
If Jesus had existed, and had been crucified, he would have been left on the cross until dogs or birds or both had eaten him off of it, as that was why a cross was put up in the first place--it isn't necessary to go to that much trouble to hang a person if they are going to be taken down when they expire.
"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". It appears in the New Testament of the Christian Bible in the Gospels of Matthew (27:37), Mark (15:26); Luke (23:38), and John (19:19).
Many crucifixes and other depictions of the crucifixion include a stylized plaque or parchment, called a titulus or title, bearing the letters INRI, occasionally carved directly into the cross, and usually just above the figure of Jesus."
In the Gospel of John (19:19–20) the inscription is explained:
And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. (King James Version)
2006-09-13 12:04:07 · answer #2 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know. The letters above Jesus' cross were "The King of the Jews"
2006-09-13 11:51:55 · answer #3 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
2006-09-13 11:51:32 · answer #4 · answered by SeraMcKay 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is really I N R I
I No J in latin
N nazaraneus
R Rex
I Iudoreum
Jesus of nazereth king of Jews Pilates slap at the Sanhedrin
2006-09-13 12:06:37 · answer #5 · answered by samssculptures 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
King Of The Jews
2006-09-13 11:51:44 · answer #6 · answered by GraycieLee 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First of all, it's INRI. But this is what it means:
Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews)
2006-09-13 11:52:51 · answer #7 · answered by songkaila 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's actually INRI
i - Jesus
N Nazareth
R - Rex (King)
I - Jews
Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews
2006-09-13 11:51:28 · answer #8 · answered by Marysia 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
king of the Jews
It was supposed to be mockery because that is what the Romans accused him of claiming, even though Jesus told them that He was a king, and his kingdom was not of this earth.
2006-09-13 11:52:01 · answer #9 · answered by Kelly S 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's INRI, isn't it?
And it stands for "JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS" which was meant to mock Jesus.
Or "I'm nailed right in" *wink*.
2006-09-13 11:52:20 · answer #10 · answered by WatersMoon110 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋