The art of the Roman catacombs : themes of deliverance in the age of persecution /
Athnos, Gregory S.,
The art of the Roman catacombs : themes of deliverance in the age of persecution / Gregory S. Athnos - Eugene, Oregon : Resource Publications, 2023. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references.
Persecution in the Early Church -- The Art of the Roman Catacombs -- Appendix I: The Search for the 2000th Birthday of Jesus -- Appendix II: Resurrection Meals as a Model for Eucharist -- Appendix III: The Resurrection Eucharist Description -- The Resurrection Seminar -- Celebration of the Traditional Eucharist -- The Resurrection Eucharist
"Every story in catacomb art is a tale of deliverance, a tale of the powerlessness of death and the certainty of the resurrection. Looking back through fifteen hundred years of Christian art, it appears the crucifixion of Jesus holds the highest place. We haven't looked back far enough. Go back to the first three centuries after Jesus walked among us. Walk the dark corridors of those subterranean burial chambers of the persecuted Christians. There we find a much different theology at work: a theology with resurrection hope and power at the center. If catacomb art were all we had of Christian theology and practice from the first three centuries AD--no Scriptures--we would have no choice but to conclude that the first message of the Christian faith was the Easter gospel."--Publisher.
9781666777345 166677734X
Jesus Christ--Resurrection.
Jesus Christ
To 500
Catacombs--Italy--Rome.
Christian art and symbolism--To 500.
Persecution--Rome.
Catacombes--Italie--Rome.
Catacombs
Christian art and symbolism
Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Italy--Rome
DG807.4 / .A86 2023eb
270.1
The art of the Roman catacombs : themes of deliverance in the age of persecution / Gregory S. Athnos - Eugene, Oregon : Resource Publications, 2023. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references.
Persecution in the Early Church -- The Art of the Roman Catacombs -- Appendix I: The Search for the 2000th Birthday of Jesus -- Appendix II: Resurrection Meals as a Model for Eucharist -- Appendix III: The Resurrection Eucharist Description -- The Resurrection Seminar -- Celebration of the Traditional Eucharist -- The Resurrection Eucharist
"Every story in catacomb art is a tale of deliverance, a tale of the powerlessness of death and the certainty of the resurrection. Looking back through fifteen hundred years of Christian art, it appears the crucifixion of Jesus holds the highest place. We haven't looked back far enough. Go back to the first three centuries after Jesus walked among us. Walk the dark corridors of those subterranean burial chambers of the persecuted Christians. There we find a much different theology at work: a theology with resurrection hope and power at the center. If catacomb art were all we had of Christian theology and practice from the first three centuries AD--no Scriptures--we would have no choice but to conclude that the first message of the Christian faith was the Easter gospel."--Publisher.
9781666777345 166677734X
Jesus Christ--Resurrection.
Jesus Christ
To 500
Catacombs--Italy--Rome.
Christian art and symbolism--To 500.
Persecution--Rome.
Catacombes--Italie--Rome.
Catacombs
Christian art and symbolism
Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Italy--Rome
DG807.4 / .A86 2023eb
270.1