Examining how God and eventually Christ are portrayed in early Christian art, Jensen explores questions of the relationship between art and theology, conflicts over idolatry and iconography, and how the Christological controversies affected the portrayals of Christ. Since much of this art comes from ancient Rome, she places her analysis in the context of the history of Roman portraiture. One hundred photographs enhance the discussion.
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Robin Margaret Jensen is Luce Chancellor's Professor of the History of Christian Worship and Art at Vanderbilt University Divinity School. Her previous works include Understanding Early Christian Art (2000) and The Substance of Things Seen (2004).
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FOR THE MOST PART,existing examples of Christian visual art come from Rome and date to the beginning of the third century C.E., a time when Roman Christians were enjoying a brief respite from the widespread but sporadic persecutions they had suffered during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (160-180). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Estelle Brettman, Museo Pio Cristiano, Vatican City, Holy Spirit, The International Catacomb Society, Divine Word, Old Testament, Jesus Christ, San Vitale, Catacomb of Callistus, God the Father, Minucius Felix, San Apollinare Nuovo, Clement of Alexandria, Good Shepherd, Justin Martyr, Marcus Aurelius, Santa Maria Maggiore, Gospel of John, Gregory of Nyssa, John Chrysostom, Museo Nazionale, Second Person, Asia Minor, Basilica of San Apollinare New!
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FOR THE MOST PART,existing examples of Christian visual art come from Rome and date to the beginning of the third century C.E., a time when Roman Christians were enjoying a brief respite from the widespread but sporadic persecutions they had suffered during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (160-180). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Estelle Brettman, Museo Pio Cristiano, Vatican City, Holy Spirit, The International Catacomb Society, Divine Word, Old Testament, Jesus Christ, San Vitale, Catacomb of Callistus, God the Father, Minucius Felix, San Apollinare Nuovo, Clement of Alexandria, Good Shepherd, Justin Martyr, Marcus Aurelius, Santa Maria Maggiore, Gospel of John, Gregory of Nyssa, John Chrysostom, Museo Nazionale, Second Person, Asia Minor, Basilica of San Apollinare New!
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- The Invisible God: The Earliest Christians on Art by Paul Corby Finney on 7 pages
- Likeness and Presence: A History of the Image before the Era of Art by Hans Belting on 4 pages
- The Clash of Gods: A Reinterpretation of Early Christian Art (Princeton Paperbacks) by Thomas F. Mathews on 4 pages
- New Testament Apocrypha, Vol. 1: Gospels and Related Writings Revised Edition by Wilhelm Schneemelcher on 4 pages
- Roman Sculpture (Yale Publications in the History of Art) by Professor Diana E. E. Kleiner on 4 pages
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