From Gods to God - Early Christian use of Pagan Imagery

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John Romer tells of how pagan imagery was adopted by the early Christian church, and how these ancient symbols and icons were used by the empire's leaders to position themselves conveniently between the people they ruled and their God For example an image of Jesus in Constantinople was copied from a statue of Zeus(Jupiter) which was one of the Seven Wonders of the World Edited Clips from "Byzantium — The Lost Empire" ABTV/Ibis Films/The Learning Channel. 1997 Formerly on thingsihaveseen

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Uploaded: September 18th, 2007 @ 11:50 am
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