The Dominus legem dat motif in its multiple contexts : a study in early Christian images and texts /
"In this book, Dominus legem dat, labeled the most debated motif in early Christian art, is dealt with in all its different contexts, particularly Roman sarcophagi, where it most often occurs. In light of concurrent Roman funerary art, it offers a new understanding of the function of biblical m...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2025]
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| Series: | Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ;
v. 187. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. Cultural context: the early Christian sarcophagi and Roman funerary art
- 2. Scriptural context: biblical images in early Christian funerary art: their sources and significance
- 3 .Dominus legem dat: defining the motif
- 4. History of research
- 5. The Dominus legem dat sarcophagi
- 6.Interpreting Dominus legem dat on the basis of texts
- 7. Interpreting Dominus legem dat in a specific context: the mosaic in San Giovanni in Fonte
- 8. The lamb on the mount, the sheep coming out from two cities, and the River Jordan
- 9. The assumed first version of the Dominus legem dat motif
- 10. Dominus legem dat in its historical and theological context
- Conclusion
- Appendix: catalog of all occurrences of the Dominus legem dat motif.