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The use of religious images has often been a contentious issue in Christian history. Concern over idolatry is the driving force behind the various traditions of aniconism in Christianity . In the early Church, Christians used the Ichthys (fish) symbol to identify Christian places of worship and Christian homes. [1]
Apr 8, 2024 · Whatever their location, they help people focus on Christ as they reflect on Christ and the saints. A common misconception about iconography is that people worship them. For example, during the eighth century, Muslims and pagans accused Christians in the Byzantine Empire of idol worship because of their crucifixes and iconography.
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Jan 20, 2024 · It began around 40 C.E. with the admission into the church of the family of the Roman centurion Cornelius in Caesarea (Acts 10). Later came the gentile members of the mixed Jewish-Greek church in Antioch (Acts 11:19–24; Galatians 2:11–14), as well as the many pagan converts of Paul in Syria, Asia Minor and Greece.
Aug 3, 2015 · Constantine famously propelled the use of the cross as a symbol when he reportedly saw a vision at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. The vision showed a cross and the words, "Conquer by this sign." The subsequent victory inspired Constantine's conversion, and he began using the cross on the standards of his army.
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Dec 24, 2019 · The Archaeological Quest for the Earliest Christians. Part one of a two-part examination. This is the first of two posts written by Dr. Douglas Boin on new archaeological and historical research in the study of early Christianity, drawn from his book Coming Out Christian in the Roman World: How the Followers of Jesus Made a Place in Caesar’s ...
In opposition to our notion of “Art” as original or new, early Christian material culture drew on existing image-making technologies and images used by the Classical Greek world and later by the Roman Empire. These included: (1) bronze, (2) stone carving and (3) fresco or wall painting. Aulus Metellus, bronze, late 1st bce, Italy Statuette ...
Christianity - Origins, Expansion, Reformation: Christianity began as a movement within Judaism at a period when the Jews had long been dominated culturally and politically by foreign powers and had found in their religion (rather than in their politics or cultural achievements) the linchpin of their community. From Amos (8th century bce) onward the religion of Israel was marked by tension ...
