Research the four symbols that are traditional for the four evangelists. Explain in written form why you think each symbol reflects the work of the corresponding evangelist.
Title: Research the four symbols that are traditional for the four evangelists. Explain in written
form why you think each symbol reflects the work of the corresponding evangelist.
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Research the four symbols that are traditional for the four evangelists. Explain in written
form why you think each symbol reflects the work of the corresponding evangelist.
Category: /Society & Culture/Religion
Details: Words: 1155 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
This essay gives a short history of the symbols associated with, and their relationship to the
Gospels. Images of the Evangelistic symbols over the centuries are included as they have been very important for communicating Christian ideas over the centuries.
The four symbols associated with the gospels are from the Old Testament;
Eze 1:10: As for the likeness of their faces, they had the face of a man; and they four had the face of a …showed first 75 words of 1155 total…
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