Early Christians and Their Art

by: Mikeal C. Parsons (Author),Robin M. Jensen(Author)

Publisher: SBL Press

Publication Date: 2024/1/12

Language: English

Print Length: 352 pages

ISBN-10: 162837358X

ISBN-13: 9781628373585

Book Description

This collection of essays by biblical scholars, art historians, and experts in early Christianity explores a variety of topics and issues regarding the material culture of early Christianity. Contributors place early Christian art found in sarcophagi, catacombs, architecture, mosaics, gems, and much more in dialogue with New Testament and early Christian texts. Scholars and students will benefit from these interdisciplinary essays that shed new light on early Christian beliefs and practices by placing them in their proper historical, cultural, political, and religious contexts.

About the Author

This collection of essays by biblical scholars, art historians, and experts in early Christianity explores a variety of topics and issues regarding the material culture of early Christianity. Contributors place early Christian art found in sarcophagi, catacombs, architecture, mosaics, gems, and much more in dialogue with New Testament and early Christian texts. Scholars and students will benefit from these interdisciplinary essays that shed new light on early Christian beliefs and practices by placing them in their proper historical, cultural, political, and religious contexts.