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  1. Late 4th/early 5th century sarcophagus front showing Jesus as the Good Shepherd and the apostles as philosophers. Definitely one of my favorites! Vatican Museums ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆ flic.kr/p/hnT3PL #photography #iconography #EarlyChristianity #Rome #art #GoodShepherdSunday

    Sarcophagus front with Christ ...

  2. Late 4th/early 5th century sarcophagus front showing Jesus as the Good Shepherd and the apostles as philosophers. Definitely one of my favorites! Vatican Museums ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆ flic.kr/p/hnT3PL #photography #iconography #EarlyChristianity #Rome #art #GoodShepherdSunday

    Sarcophagus front with Christ ...

  3. Late 4th/early 5th century sarcophagus front showing Jesus as the Good Shepherd and the apostles as philosophers. Definitely one of my favorites! Vatican Museums ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆ flic.kr/p/hnT3PL #photography #iconography #EarlyChristianity #Rome #art #GoodShepherdSunday

    Sarcophagus front with Christ ...

  4. Late 4th/early 5th century sarcophagus front showing Jesus as the Good Shepherd and the apostles as philosophers. Definitely one of my favorites! Vatican Museums ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆ flic.kr/p/hnT3PL #photography #iconography #EarlyChristianity #Rome #art #GoodShepherdSunday

    Sarcophagus front with Christ ...

  5. Late 4th/early 5th century sarcophagus front showing Jesus as the Good Shepherd and the apostles as philosophers. Definitely one of my favorites! Vatican Museums ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆ flic.kr/p/hnT3PL #photography #iconography #EarlyChristianity #Rome #art #GoodShepherdSunday

    Sarcophagus front with Christ ...

  6. For #SarcophagusSaturday, the "Sarcophagus of the Chair of St. Peter" (ca 330) found in Arles. Peter is seated and reading as Roman soldiers stand around him. In front of him, Christ looks on and speaks to him. ๐Ÿ“ธ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท flic.kr/p/ojoHF3 #photography #archaeology #France #EarlyChristianity

    St. Peter reads as Christ look...

  7. Byzantine Monastic Complex Discovered in Upper Egypt Reveals Monksโ€™ Way of Life.

    Excavations in Sohag, Egypt, Uncover a Byzantine Residential Complex for Monks, Featuring a Church, Cells, Artifacts, and Coptic Inscriptions, Expanding Knowledge of Monastic Life in the Byzantine Period.

    Read more: omniletters.com/byzantine-mona

    #ByzantineArchaeology #MonasticLife #UpperEgypt #Sohag #ByzantinePeriod #EarlyChristianity #CopticHeritage #ArchaeologicalDiscovery #AncientEgypt #archaeology

  8. Byzantine Monastic Complex Discovered in Upper Egypt Reveals Monksโ€™ Way of Life.

    Excavations in Sohag, Egypt, Uncover a Byzantine Residential Complex for Monks, Featuring a Church, Cells, Artifacts, and Coptic Inscriptions, Expanding Knowledge of Monastic Life in the Byzantine Period.

    Read more: omniletters.com/byzantine-mona

    #ByzantineArchaeology #MonasticLife #UpperEgypt #Sohag #ByzantinePeriod #EarlyChristianity #CopticHeritage #ArchaeologicalDiscovery #AncientEgypt #archaeology

  9. Byzantine Monastic Complex Discovered in Upper Egypt Reveals Monksโ€™ Way of Life.

    Excavations in Sohag, Egypt, Uncover a Byzantine Residential Complex for Monks, Featuring a Church, Cells, Artifacts, and Coptic Inscriptions, Expanding Knowledge of Monastic Life in the Byzantine Period.

    Read more: omniletters.com/byzantine-mona

    #ByzantineArchaeology #MonasticLife #UpperEgypt #Sohag #ByzantinePeriod #EarlyChristianity #CopticHeritage #ArchaeologicalDiscovery #AncientEgypt #archaeology

  10. Byzantine Monastic Complex Discovered in Upper Egypt Reveals Monksโ€™ Way of Life.

    Excavations in Sohag, Egypt, Uncover a Byzantine Residential Complex for Monks, Featuring a Church, Cells, Artifacts, and Coptic Inscriptions, Expanding Knowledge of Monastic Life in the Byzantine Period.

    Read more: omniletters.com/byzantine-mona

    #ByzantineArchaeology #MonasticLife #UpperEgypt #Sohag #ByzantinePeriod #EarlyChristianity #CopticHeritage #ArchaeologicalDiscovery #AncientEgypt #archaeology

  11. Byzantine Monastic Complex Discovered in Upper Egypt Reveals Monksโ€™ Way of Life.

    Excavations in Sohag, Egypt, Uncover a Byzantine Residential Complex for Monks, Featuring a Church, Cells, Artifacts, and Coptic Inscriptions, Expanding Knowledge of Monastic Life in the Byzantine Period.

    Read more: omniletters.com/byzantine-mona

    #ByzantineArchaeology #MonasticLife #UpperEgypt #Sohag #ByzantinePeriod #EarlyChristianity #CopticHeritage #ArchaeologicalDiscovery #AncientEgypt #archaeology

  12. The Buswell Library now offers online access to The Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity! ๐Ÿ“šโœจ

    With over 1,100 articles from 645 authors worldwide, this resource explores early Christian texts, traditions, and ideas. Dive into the complete 6-volume set, searchable and accessible anywhere!

    Check it out in our catalog or Online Reference search tool today!

    library.covenantseminary.edu/n

    #EarlyChristianity #ChurchHistory #Theology #Research

  13. The raising of Lazarus from the dead on an early 5th c. sarcophagus from #Ravenna. Housed in the Ravenna National Archaeological Museum. ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น www.flickr.com/photos/60661... #photography #archaeology #EarlyChristianity #LateAntiquity #Bible #art

    The Raising of Lazarus (Ravenn...

  14. The miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fish on a late 4th c. sarcophagus from Arles, France. The scene was one of the most commonly depicted in the catacombs and on sarcophagi ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท flic.kr/p/GJ723R #photography #EarlyChristianity #CorpusChristi #archaeology

    Multiplication of Loaves and F...

  15. Some early Christians might have seen infant baptism as a substitution for circumcision found in their parent religion (Second Temple Judaism).

    Somehow I had never heard about this before today.

    See 25 min mark of Religion for Breakfast's video on infant baptism in early Christianities <youtube.com/watch?v=D_Dkxkxrom>.

    #Theology #EarlyChristianity #ReligiousStudies #Ritual

  16. Baptistery of the basilica of Sant'Eufemia in Grado, #Italy. The building is octagonal in shape, while the font is hexagonal in shape. The interior was restored to its late antique condition in the early 20th century after Baroque additions ๐Ÿ“ท flic.kr/p/2pcb9md #photography #EarlyChristianity

    Baptistery (Grado, Italy)

  17. Detail from a sarcophagus found in the catacomb of Praetextatus in #Rome showing Jesus raising someone from the dead (possibly the son of the widow from Nain? [Luke 7:11-17]). Note the little sarcophagus! ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น flic.kr/p/jtx9eU #photography #archaeology #EarlyChristianity #Italy

    Jesus raises the dead (Vatican...

  18. Dedicatory inscription from Aquileia indicating that Splendonius and Hilara, along with their household, paid for two hundred feet of flooring in one of the city's churches.

    Splendonius et
    Hilara cum s
    uis f(ecerunt) p(edes) CC

    ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น flic.kr/p/H8qLmt

    #MosaicMonday
    #photography
    #EarlyChristianity #Italy

    @photography @visualarts @humanities @travel

  19. Dome of the so-called Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, which was not a mausoleum but a chapel once part of the narthex of the church of Santa Croce in #Ravenna. The empress herself was likely buried in Rome.

    ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น flic.kr/p/2nRymPX

    #photography
    #EarlyChristianity
    #Italy
    #mosaics
    #art
    @photography @visualarts @humanities @travel

  20. For #SarcophagusSaturday, the sarcophagus of Marcus Claudianus, a "vir perfectissimus" with ties to the Roman emperor, and a Christian. He died in the latter part of Constantine's reign.

    ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น flic.kr/p/2iFJYcx

    #photography
    #archaeology
    #EarlyChristianity

    @photography @humanities @visualarts

  21. A peek from the organ loft at the oldest surviving apse mosaic in #Rome in the church of Santa Pudenziana, early 5th c. Chat it up with the sacristan, and he may just let you up there!

    ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น flic.kr/p/2oED38U

    #photography
    #LateAntiquity
    #art
    #Italy
    #EarlyChristianity

    @photography @visualarts @humanities @travel

  22. Fragments of sarcophagi, inscriptions, and other funerary monuments found in and around the catacombs of Sant'Agnese line the walls of the entrance to the catacomb complex. ๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น flic.kr/p/2qH4aKL #photography #archaeology #EarlyChristianity #Rome

    Fragments (Rome, Italy)

  23. The rediscovered #Christian baptistery in #Cologne (6th c.) offers a rare glimpse into the architectural and liturgical practices of #EarlyChristianity northern Europe. The baptismal basin at its heart is one of the oldest Christian #relics north of the Alps. I was lucky to visit the site during the #DayOfTheOpenMonument in 2024. Here are some impressions and a brief overview of the history of the baptistery:

    ๐ŸŒ fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_

    #WeekendStories #ChristianCulture #OpenMonument #histodons

  24. Some #SartorialTheology from St Hilary of Poitiers:

    "We must clothe ourselves in foolishness that we may gain wisdom; not in the foolishness of hazardous conclusions, but in the foolishness of a modest sense of our own infirmity."

    On the Trinity

    #patristics
    #EarlyChristianity
    #theology