FSN 132 Chapter 8: Art History - Chapter 8
19 Apr 2016
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Chapter 8 - jewish, early christian, and byzantine art. During the reign of roman emperor tiberius, jesus christ was crucified (33 a. d. ) Christianity was first adopted by the urban lower and lower-middle classes; aristocracy worshipped pagan gods. Judaism in the near east set the foundation for christianity. Excavated in 1922; different buildings show many religions practiced around the. Temples to persian deities, roman temples, a jewish synagogue from 245. Torah was a parchment or leather scroll with the text of pentateuch. Moses giving water to the twelve tribes of israel pg. 258 shows orant (praying) figures symbolizing the seeking of god and prayer. Menorah painted in corinthian portico; moses in slight contrapposto. Christian rituals weren"t orgiastic (as dionysos) or demanding of blood sacrifices, doing so only symbolically. Missionary zeal was unparalleled, and nonexistent in pagan cults; pagans worshipped the gods visibly, w/ physical objects to appease. Christian monotheism rejects roman/greek pantheism, subjecting christian followers to persecution by rome.
