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| Author | : Antonio Ferrua |
| Publisher | : Geddes & Grosset, Limited |
| Total Pages | : 186 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Art, Byzantine |
| ISBN | : |
During excavation work in 1955, a unique discovery of early Christian art was made in Rome. Below the city was a catacomb system containing a unique and previously unknown collection of paintings and decoration. This book tells of the discovery and of the research and preservation work carried out to conserve it.
| Author | : Michele Renee Salzman |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 439 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1107110300 |
This book sheds new light on the religious and consequently social changes taking place in late antique Rome. The essays in this volume argue that the once-dominant notion of pagan-Christian religious conflict cannot fully explain the texts and artifacts, as well as the social, religious, and political realities of late antique Rome. Together, the essays demonstrate that the fourth-century city was a more fluid, vibrant, and complex place than was previously thought. Competition between diverse groups in Roman society - be it pagans with Christians, Christians with Christians, or pagans with pagans - did create tensions and hostility, but it also allowed for coexistence and reduced the likelihood of overt violent, physical conflict. Competition and coexistence, along with conflict, emerge as still central paradigms for those who seek to understand the transformations of Rome from the age of Constantine through the early fifth century.
| Author | : Beth Williamson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 145 |
| Release | : 2004-06-24 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 019280328X |
This work decodes the key themes, signs and symbols found in Christian art - the Eucharist, the Crucifixion, the Virgin Mary. It also explores the theological and historical background of Christian imagery, from the devotional works of the medieval and Renaissance periods, to the 21st century.
| Author | : John Granger Cook |
| Publisher | : Mohr Siebeck |
| Total Pages | : 733 |
| Release | : 2018-09-06 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 3161565037 |
Back cover: In this work, John Granger Cook argues that there is no fundamental difference between Paul's conception of the resurrection body and that of the Gospels; and, the resurresction and translation stories of antiquity help explain the willingness of Mediterranean people to accept the Gospel of a risen savior.
| Author | : Nicola Denzey Lewis |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 445 |
| Release | : 2020-09-03 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1108471897 |
A new look at the Cult of the Saints in late antiquity: did it really dominate Christianity in late antique Rome?
| Author | : Heidi J. Hornik |
| Publisher | : Mercer University Press |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 9780865548503 |
Since the iconoclastic controversies of the eighth and ninth centuries, the visual arts have been the subject of much ecclesiastical discussion and contention. In particular, since the mid-1960s Protestant scholars and clergy have been paying more attention to the potential role of the visual arts in theology and liturgy of the Christian Church. As a result, numerous programs were begun under a variety of nomenclature, e.g., Religion and the Arts, Theology and the Arts, etc. Most of the essays in this book were originally presented as part of the Pruit Symposium on "Interpreting Christian Art, " held at Baylor University in October 2000. The symposium provided the opportunity to bring together scholars, clergy, and laity who are interested in the question of how religious art can contribute to the life of the contemporary Christian community. The resulting essays are a rich fare in interdisciplinary exploration of Christian art by art historians, theologians, and biblical scholars. Essayists include Margaret Miles, Robin M. Jensen, Graydon F. Snyder, Charles Barber, Anthony Cutler, William M. Jensen, Paolo Berdini, John W. Cook, and the editors, Heidi J. Hornik and Mikeal C. Parsons.
| Author | : Jane Baun |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 580 |
| Release | : 2010-05-05 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9789042923706 |
Papers presented at the Fifteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies held in Oxford 2007 (see also Studia Patristica 45, 46, 47, 48 and 49). The successive sets of Studia Patristica contain papers delivered at the International Conferences on Patristic Studies, which meet for a week once every four years in Oxford; they are held under the aegis of the Theology Faculty of the University. Members of these conferences come from all over the world and most offer papers. These range over the whole field, both East and West, from the second century to a section on the Nachleben of the Fathers. The majority are short papers dealing with some small and manageable point; they raise and sometimes resolve questions about the authenticity of documents, dates of events, and such like, and some unveil new texts. The smaller number of longer papers put such matters into context and indicate wider trends. The whole reflects the state of Patristic scholarship and demonstrates the vigour and popularity of the subject.
| Author | : James Carleton Paget |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 1057 |
| Release | : 2013-05-09 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1316025640 |
Recent years have witnessed significant discoveries of texts and artefacts relevant to the study of the Old and New Testaments and remarkable shifts in scholarly methods of study. The present volume mirrors the increasing specialization of Old Testament studies, including the Hebrew and Greek Bibles, and reflects rich research activity that has unfolded over the last four decades in Pentateuch theory, Septuagint scholarship, Qumran studies and early Jewish exegesis of biblical texts. The second half of the volume discusses the period running from the New Testament to 600, including chapters on the Coptic, Syriac and Latin bibles, the 'Gnostic' use of the scriptures, pagan engagement with the Bible, the use of the Bible in Christian councils and in popular and non-literary culture. A fascinating in-depth account of the reception of the Bible in the earliest period of its history.
| Author | : Lee M. Jefferson |
| Publisher | : Fortress Press |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 2015-10-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1506402844 |
In recent years, art historians such as Johannes Deckers (Picturing the Bible, 2009) have argued for a significant transition in fourth- and fifth-century images of Jesus following the conversion of Constantine. Broadly speaking, they perceive the image of a peaceful, benevolent shepherd transformed into a powerful, enthroned Jesus, mimicking and mirroring the dominance and authority of the emperor. The powers of church and state are thus conveniently synthesized in such a potent image. This deeply rooted position assumes that ante-pacem images of Jesus were uniformly humble while post-Constantinian images exuded the grandeur of power and glory. The Art of Empire contends that the art and imagery of Late Antiquity merits a more nuanced understanding of the context of the imperial period before and after Constantine. The chapters in this collection each treat an aspect of the relationship between early Christian art and the rituals, practices, or imagery of the Empire, and offer a new and fresh perspective on the development of Christian art in its imperial background.
