Iconography on SumBible

SumBible's visual identity is built from symbolic Christian iconography — letter-monograms, acronymic devices, and abstract emblems drawn from the earliest Christian centuries — rather than figurative imagery. There is a firm rule: no generated or embedded image depicts Christ, a prophet, or any divine figure as a person. The symbolic approach is a deliberate theological choice: a reverent reference site should point at the text and at the One the text testifies of, not at a modern artist's (or model's) imagining of the Person.

Five symbols carry the load. Each has its own short page below.

Chi-Rho

An early Christian Christogram formed from the first two Greek letters of Christ's name (Χριστός). The mark in the site header and the emblem of the New Testament and Book of Mormon — the canons that name Christ most directly.

Aleph

The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet (א). The emblem of the Old Testament, signaling that the foundation of the Christian and Latter-day Saint canon is Hebrew Scripture.

Alpha and Omega

The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet — Christ's self-declaration in Revelation 1:8 as the Beginning and the End. The centerpiece of SumBible's section divider.

Ichthys

Greek for 'fish' (ΙΧΘΥΣ); an early Christian acronym for Iēsous Christos Theou Hyios Sōtēr (Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior). The quiet mark in the site footer.

Cross

The most widely recognized Christian symbol, representing Christ's atoning sacrifice. The emblem of the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price on this site.