AHIS 120gp Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Early Christian Art And Architecture, Christian Art, Roman Art
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The renaissance - returning to the classical form. Christianity grows out of the jewish tradition. Abraham - builds a jewish home in palestine. History intersects with egyptian history of the pharaohs. Christ was born a jew around 4 b. c. e. under augustus, died around 30 a. d. Christians believed that people were born with original sin, but that christ was born. Christians believed that men could regain the purity lost from the sin performed by. Baptism = to set a precedent for christian baptism. Became the initiation of christianity, was a necessary ritual before someone could learn about christianity. The very last meal that christ ate was the passover meal. Presented bread and wine as symbols of his body and blood. Shows a scene of british troops moving tons of sand. Very chaotic not a careful excavation. The entire wall was moved to damascus where it is today.
