Since when did the word"X"replace "Christ",Should I say Jesus"X"?

Answer 1

hmm, X-mas, X-tians, Jesus X.

Answer 2

Until the invention of the printing press in the 1400's, all Bibles had to be copied by hand, one page at a time. It could take months to produce a single Bible. So many of the common words in the Bible were shortened. In the original language (Greek) the word Christ begins with the letter "chi", which looks like the English letter "x". So in many ancient manuscripts the letter "X" was used to replace the word Christ.

That was carried over to "X-mas" for Christmas (saves space on advertisements and signs) and from there to Xians, etc.

So the letter "X" as long been an abbreviation for the word "Christ".

Answer 3

Since the early Christians began the practice. Sigh. Does anybody have a website handy for this guy?

Here hon - this is from a Christian website too
http://www.crivoice.org/symbols/xmasorigin.html

"In 1436 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press with moveable type. In the early days of printing typesetting was done by hand and was very tedious and expensive. As a result, abbreviations were common. In religious publications, the church began to use the abbreviation C for the word "Christ" to cut down on the cost of the books and pamphlets. From there, the abbreviation moved into general use in newspapers and other publications, and "Xmas" became an accepted way of printing "Christmas" (along with the abbreviations Xian and Xianity). Even Webster’s dictionary acknowledges that the abbreviation Xmas was in common use by the middle of the sixteenth century."

So it came about with the first printed bible. :)

Answer 4

X has been used for Christ for about two thousand years. It is the Greek letter "Chi" and is pronounced like the "ch" in loch.

X is the first letter of the Greek word Xpistos (Christos), which is a translation of the Hebrew Mashiach.

The Christian cross used by Constantine the Great may have been a X and P overlapping eachother to symbolize XPISTOS.

Answer 5

X is the first letter in the Greek word for Christ. Catholics have used this abbreviation (not replacement) for hundreds of years. It is shorthand, like using USA instead of writing out United States of America

Answer 6

It begins with the Emperor Constantine. His standard carried the Labarum, ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labarum ) which is a depiction of the first two letters in the Greek spelling of Christ, chi and rho. Many churches still use the Labarum as a symbol. Over time it has been further abbreviated to the letter chi (X).

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Jesus Christ was not born on Dec.25 which is the date Christians celebrate His Birth. It does not matter which date we celebrate because everyday Jesus Christ is born into many hearts and souls. Praise the Lord!!!!!!
Xmas is the unbelievers way of trying to get Jesus out of their minds and lives but this does not work because Jesus is ETERNAL!

Answer 9

I would look at how a person writes to see if they are overly fond of abbreviations. If so, I'd dismiss it as laziness. If not, it's probably being used disparagingly. You don't have to spend much time in the R&S section here to discover that some people are very hostile towards Christianity. Those of us who know Him and love Him write His title out respectfully.

Answer 10

X (Greek = chi) is the first letter of the Greek word CHRISTOS (Christ). It's an abbreviation, like George B. for George Bush.

Answer 11

It is the Greek letter Chi, which stands for Christos. The use of X for Christ has been practiced for almost 2,000 years.