PPT-The Good Shepherd in Early Christian Art

Gathered for a slide presentation for a Bible study written by Dr Rick Jordan The Good Shepherd with his flock Dura Europos house in Syria 233255 AD The earliest house converted to a church that we know of One of the earliest depictions of Jesus in art. Est. 1995. The Seed. November 23, 1999,. . At Holy Trinity, the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd began through the work of three mothers in our parish. In their desire to offer their children “something more” in religious education, they came across this Catechesis and began teaching their children, using this method and the materials unique to it, in the basement of one of their homes. They gathered there once a week, with their own children, and learned about God and their faith together. One of the beauties of this Catechesis is that the Holy Spirit is acknowledged as the ONLY teacher during the time of meeting, and adult and child learn together whatever the Spirit desires to teach. . John 10:11. " I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.. John 10:11. The bad compared to the good. Then . Jesus said to them again, " Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. . John 10. 1. “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.. . 2. But . he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. and . Byzantine . Art. CHRISTIANITY 101. Monotheistic. Believe God manifests in three Persons. Father (God). Son (Jesus Christ). Son of God by human mother, the Virgin Mary. Holy Spirit. Sacred Scripture=Holy Bible. By Andrew Chinn. Guide me Good Shepherd, guide me I pray. Teach me Good Shepherd, lead me in Faith. Walk by my side, help me to grow. Show me your path, your ways I will know. Teach me Good Shepherd in your ways that are true. S. hepherd. John 10.1-21. The Good . S. hepherd. Knows. . his sheep (3b-4, 8, 14). John 10.1-21. The Good . S. hepherd. Knows. . his sheep (3b-4, 8, 14). Leads. . his sheep (4-5). John 10.1-21. He tends his flock like a shepherd: . . . The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. . I am the good shepherd. .. John 10:10-11. NIV. Jesus - My Shepherd. . . Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.. Architectural History. ACT 322. Doris Kemp. Topics. Early Christian Architecture. Rome Structures . Structures in the Holy Lands. Milan Structures. Ravenna Structures. Structures in Greece, Syria, and the Rhineland. “pastor” [. poimen. ] and “feed” [. poimaino. ]: shepherds tending to sheep.. Lord’s spiritual . shepherds/pastors. = . elders. and . overseers/bishops. (Acts 20:17, 28; 1 Peter 5:1-2).. Realism was not their goal but to communicate religious ideas. At first, borrowed from the Romans but began to go their own direction. Earliest surviving Christian art is found on frescoed walls of the catacombs of Rome.. Gathered for a slide presentation for a Bible study written by Dr. Rick Jordan. The Good Shepherd with his flock - Dura-. Europos. house in Syria, 233-255 AD. The earliest house converted to a church that we know of. One of the earliest depictions of Jesus in art.. N-4 – Make Haste, O God. Opening Prayer. N-1 – In Christ Alone. 372 – We Thank Thee, O Father. 359 – Victory In Jesus. Sermon. 317 – All Things Are Ready. 66 – God Bless You, Go With God. . Christian Visions of the Unseen Order . Questions . for . Theological Reflection. How do you balance your “American” identity with your “Catholic” identity? . In this “Year of Mercy,” what does the reality of heaven and hell say about God? . Great Tradition: Part 1. Poring over the traditions of Christian practice and reflection is not ‘an impossible return to the past’ but an opportunity to see the present situation of theology for what it is: as a moment in the history of redemption..