Ioannen 3:16 Ring (Relief)May 2014 Sterling silver John 3: 16 is one of the most well known and widely quoted verses in the Christian Bible. This single verse so succinctly sums up the message of the greater text within which it is found that it is sometimes called "the Gospel in a single verse." Get closer to the text than ever with this beautiful ring that portrays the first half of the verse in the original Koine Greek, the language in which the Christian Bible was first

by taking the first and last letters and combining them

celebration and intent of our love and our life together

the character was borrowed for the number and now the original meaning is known mostly to scholars and pedants like me

the Greek goddess of the moon

we settled on 天長地久 (tiān cháng dì jiù)

We decided to use organic ginkgo leaves for this ring rather than the graphically strong design from the bride's mon because they fit the design better

cubic zirconia

written in traditional (pre-1949) characters is 蠍 (xiē)

we will grow old together

I sourced as eco-friendly materials for the ner tamid as possible

They also represent the moon

This stunning vintage piece starts and ends with the magnificent 16mm x 12mm opal