Complex sentence: Naturally, then, the figure of Horos-Stauros was often assimilated to that of the Christian Redeemer--and this is possibly echoed in the "Gospel of Peter", where the Cross itself is depicted as speaking and even floating out of the tomb.
Split into simpler sentences: Naturally, then, the figure of Horos-Stauros was often assimilated to that of the Christian Redeemer. This is possibly echoed in the "Gospel of Peter", where the Cross itself is depicted as speaking and even floating out of the tomb.