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The Invisible God: The Earliest Christians on Art by Paul Corby Finney (Paperback, 1997)
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This revisionist study challenges the received opinion that in its earliest manifestations Christianity was a form of religiosity opposed both on principle and in fact to the use of pictures. Paul Corby Finney argues that the well-known absence of Christian pictures before A.D. 200 is due to a complex interplay of social, economic, and political factors, and is not, as is commonly assumed, a result of an anti-image ideology. The book documents the origins of Christian art based on some of the oldest surviving Christian archaeological evidence, and it seeks to show how the Christian products conformed to the already-existing pagan types and models. This study will interest scholars and students in the fields of church history, ancient history, archaeology, art history, classics, and historical theology.Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN-139780195113815
eBay Product ID (ePID)88515457
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Book TitleThe Invisible God: the Earliest Christians on Art
AuthorPaul Corby Finney
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicChristianity
Publication Year1997
Number of Pages348 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height236mm
Item Width156mm
Item Weight535g
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Title_AuthorPaul Corby Finney
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
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- 29 Sep, 2021
Redefined its subject.
A fresh and incisive analysis of the what and the how of early Christian art.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
