Picturing the Bible by Jeffrey Spier

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Explores the vast tradition of Christian art at its very beginnings in the third century AD, just as Christianity was emerging from its outlawed, clandestine status to become the state religion of the Roman Empire.

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Picturing the Bible by Jeffrey Spier

Explores the vast tradition of Christian art at its very beginnings in the third century AD, just as Christianity was emerging from its outlawed, clandestine status to become the state religion of the Roman Empire.
Jeffrey Spier is adjunct professor of classics at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Herbert L. Kessler is professor of the history of art at Johns Hopkins University. Steven Fine is Jewish Foundation Professor of Judaic Studies at Yeshiva University. Robin M. Jensen is Luce Chancellor's Professor of the History of Christian Worship and Art at Vanderbilt University. Johannes G. Deckers is professor at the Institute for Byzantine Studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Munich. Mary Charles-Murray is professor of theology at the University of Oxford.
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ISBN 13 9780300116830
ISBN 10 0300116837
Title Picturing the Bible
Author Jeffrey Spier
Series Kimbell Art Museum
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 2007-12-13
Number of pages 360
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.