in the picture of jesus christ the letters INRA are above his head, what do they mean
2007-08-28 22:00:30 · 6 answers · asked by Denster 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Volkswagen
Iesus Nazerenus Rex Iudaeorum (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews)
2007-08-28 22:03:23 · answer #1 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I believe it was INRI, not INRA. Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.
Latin, the language of the Romans, had no "J." The letter "I" was used instead. The Latin versions of the words "Jesus" and "Jews" at the beginning and end of INRI therefore began with "I," there being no "J." "N" of course stood for Nazareth. And "R" stood for "Rex," the Latin word for "king."
2007-08-28 22:14:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does mean Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, but this is a really weird place to ask...
2007-08-29 07:23:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first answer is absolutely right
It was a joke by the roman soldiers
2007-08-28 22:09:19 · answer #4 · answered by Marc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this a car forum or a religious one?
2007-08-29 07:28:33 · answer #5 · answered by Route1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why ask this here?
2007-08-29 03:45:38 · answer #6 · answered by michael_oxgood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋