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Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art
I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art
I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800
A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape
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Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art
I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800
A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape
II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art
I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800
A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape
II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity
A. Tradition - 3 emphases:
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art
I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800
A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape
II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity
A. Tradition - 3 emphases:
1. Bible
2. Creeds
3. 7 Ecumenical Councils
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art
I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800
A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape
II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity
A. Tradition - 3 emphases:
1. Bible
2. Creeds
3 Ecumenical Councils
B. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Spirituality
“All Saints” Icons
seraphim
lordships
rulers
cherubim
powers
archangels
thrones
authorities
angels
seraphim
lordships
rulers
cherubim
powers
archangels
thrones
authorities
angels
baptism
bishops
monks
Eucharist
priests
believers
Anointing
deacons
catechumens
Iconostasis in cathedral of the Annunciation
in Moscow Kremlin, Russia
5-tiered iconostasis
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art
I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800
A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape
II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity
A. Tradition - 3 emphases:
1. Bible
2. Creeds
3 Ecumenical Councils
B. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Spirituality
III. The Meaning of Icons
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art
I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800
A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape
II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity
A. Tradition - 3 emphases:
1. Bible
2. Creeds
3 Ecumenical Councils
B. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Spirituality
III. The Meaning of Icons
A. History: The Iconoclastic Controversies
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art
I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800
A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape
II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity
A. Tradition - 3 emphases:
1. Bible
2. Creeds
3 Ecumenical Councils
B. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Spirituality
III. The Meaning of Icons
A. History: The Iconoclastic Controversies
B. Theology & Spirituality
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art
I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800
A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape
II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity
A. Tradition - 3 emphases:
1. Bible
2. Creeds
3 Ecumenical Councils
B. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Spirituality
III. The Meaning of Icons
A. History: The Iconoclastic Controversies
B. Theology & Spirituality
1. Icons Preserve 3 Truths
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art
I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800
A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape
II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity
A. Tradition - 3 emphases:
1. Bible
2. Creeds
3 Ecumenical Councils
B. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Spirituality
III. The Meaning of Icons
A. History: The Iconoclastic Controversies
B. Theology & Spirituality
1. Icons Preserve 3 Truths
2. Icon Art is Literary Art
St. George & the Dragon
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
Anastasis (Resurrection)
The Annunciation
The Trinity (Andrei Rublev)
Byzantine Christianity: Spirituality and Art
I. Formative Period: From Justinian to c.800
A. The Byzantine Empire Takes Shape
II. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Christianity
A. Tradition - 3 emphases:
1. Bible
2. Creeds
3 Ecumenical Councils
B. Distinctive Features of Byzantine Spirituality
III. The Meaning of Icons
A. History: The Iconoclastic Controversies
B. Theology & Spirituality
1. Icons Preserve 3 Truths
2. Icon Art is Literary Art
3. Icons are Liturgical Art
Christ
John the Baptist, 6th century icon