Christ the Miracle Worker in Early Christian Art

by Lee Jefferson

Artistic representations were of significant value to early Christian communities. In Christ the Miracle Worker in Early Christian Art, Lee Jefferson argues that images provided visual representations of vital religious and theological truths crucial to the faithful and projected concepts beyond the limitations of the written and spoken word. Images of Christ performing miracles or healings functioned as advertisements for Christianity and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451477937
• ISBN13: 9781451477931
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"