Christian Image Of Jesus Crucifixion On The Cross On A Hillside Cemetery. Stock Photo

Christian image of Jesus crucifixion on the cross on a hillside cemetery. -The four letters are a titulus, Latin for label, inscribed above Jesus Christ on the Crucifix. They are the Latin initials for the phrase Pontius Pilate had written when he ordered Him to be crucified, as described in John 19:19-23. These words were “Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudaeorum” translating to English as “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” Latin uses “I” instead of the English “J”, and “V” instead of “U” e.g., Jesus Nazarenus Rex Judaeorum.