Evolution

Ce n'est qu'aux cinquième et sixième siècles qu'est apparu le premier crucifix et, pendant très longtemps, la figure du Christ qui y figurait n'était pas le Christ crucifié mais le Christ ressuscité d'entre les morts. 

P. J. SMITH, CITÉ DANS THE JESUS BOOK, 1978 

The story of Christ crucified was kept alive by word of mouth in the early Christian churches and homes.It was not until the fifth and sixth centuries that the first crucifix appeared, and then, for a very long time, the figure of Christ on it was not Christ crucified but Christ risen from the dead. 

P. J. SMITH, QUOTED IN THE JESUS BOOK, 1978