[PDF.68gx] The World's Oldest Church: Bible, Art, and Ritual at Dura-Europos, Syria (Synkrisis)

The World's Oldest Church: Bible, Art, and Ritual at Dura-Europos, Syria (Synkrisis)

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 | #444192 in Books |  2016-01-26 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.25 x.94 x6.12l,.0 | File type: PDF | 336 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| I thoroughly enjoyed it and was most enlightened|By Ernest C. Lisi|New insights, provocative thesis, and an altogether fascinating ride on one painting on the wall of a "woman at the well. ". I thoroughly enjoyed it and was most enlightened, all of which gave me opportunity to write a poem about it. Many thanks! Ernie|0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| |

“In this compelling analysis, Peppard astutely considers iconography and inscriptions in their actual liturgical and cultural contexts. Not only is it a methodological milestone and a good read, it unravels a few mysteries and undermines some long-s

Michael Peppard provides a historical and theological reassessment of the oldest Christian building ever discovered, the third-century house-church at Dura-Europos. Contrary to commonly held assumptions about Christian initiation, Peppard contends that rituals here did not primarily embody notions of death and resurrection. Rather, he portrays the motifs of the church’s wall paintings as those of empowerment, healing, marriage, and incarnation, while boldly re...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.The World's Oldest Church: Bible, Art, and Ritual at Dura-Europos, Syria (Synkrisis)   |  Michael Peppard. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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