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The Christians who complain about the "X" in "Xmas" crossing out "Christ" in Christmas demonstrate only their own ignorance of their own history.
It has nothing to do with the secularization of Christmas or the incorporation of Pagan tradi...tions that long pre-date Christianity or the birth of Jesus.
The letter that we use as "X" was, in the Greek alphabet that was used to write most of the New Testament, the letter called "Chi" and, because it bore the closest resemblance to a cross, often used as a substitute for the word "Christ," especially in a time when paper and ink and other writing materials were scarce, as was literacy itself. The letter "chi" ("X") was widely used to mean "Christ."
Even today, it is a symbol often used by Catholics to mean "Christ," and most Popes have used it to represent "Christ" as part of their signatures, as did Mother Teresa.
Using the Greek letter "chi" ("X") in lieu of spelling out the entirety of the Greek word "Christ" (which was the equivalent of the Hebrew word "Messiah") was not to cross out the reference to Christ, but to express it in a form more accessible to more people. MERRY X-MAS!
for more insights into Dave's thoughts check out his blog at; http://danizier.wordpress.com
Editor's note, Dakinetalk guest bloggers do not necessarily represent the opinions of dakinetalk. Guest bloggers are given space to express their beliefs and or opinions. We feel there are many roads and like to give people space to express their thoughts,after-all that's what dakine is...Aloha, James "Kimo" Rosen, Publisher.
It has nothing to do with the secularization of Christmas or the incorporation of Pagan tradi...tions that long pre-date Christianity or the birth of Jesus.
The letter that we use as "X" was, in the Greek alphabet that was used to write most of the New Testament, the letter called "Chi" and, because it bore the closest resemblance to a cross, often used as a substitute for the word "Christ," especially in a time when paper and ink and other writing materials were scarce, as was literacy itself. The letter "chi" ("X") was widely used to mean "Christ."
Even today, it is a symbol often used by Catholics to mean "Christ," and most Popes have used it to represent "Christ" as part of their signatures, as did Mother Teresa.
Using the Greek letter "chi" ("X") in lieu of spelling out the entirety of the Greek word "Christ" (which was the equivalent of the Hebrew word "Messiah") was not to cross out the reference to Christ, but to express it in a form more accessible to more people. MERRY X-MAS!
for more insights into Dave's thoughts check out his blog at; http://danizier.wordpress.com
Editor's note, Dakinetalk guest bloggers do not necessarily represent the opinions of dakinetalk. Guest bloggers are given space to express their beliefs and or opinions. We feel there are many roads and like to give people space to express their thoughts,after-all that's what dakine is...Aloha, James "Kimo" Rosen, Publisher.
