The Catacombs of Rome As Illustrating the Church of the First Three Centuries
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One of the most spirited representations was the translation of Elijah, which to them was typical of the ascension of their Lord. We have selected one from the cemetery of St. Callistus, where the prophet, as he ascends in his chariot of fire, be- queaths his mantle to Elisha. It will be noticed that, at some later period, two tombs have been ex- cavated in the wall on which this drawing is made.
TflK SY;M110LS in TliK CATACOMB^. 135 obliterating tlie head of the prophet, and the lower portion ...of the other two figures.
The three children in the furnace at Babylon represented the faithful in affliction, and in their deliverance -were a type of the Eesurrection. In the following, from the cemetery of St. Priscilla, 136 THE CATACOMBS OF ROME.
tliey are portrayed rather at standing on the fur- nace, which some one is feeding with fuel below.
There is another in the same cemetery, as seen on the preceding page, which gives a much better exe- cuted representation of the scene, and where the dove is added, bringing to them the olive-branch, the pledge of peace and victory.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
One of the most spirited representations was the translation of Elijah, which to them was typical of the ascension of their Lord. We have selected one from the cemetery of St. Callistus, where the prophet, as he ascends in his chariot of fire, be- queaths his mantle to Elisha. It will be noticed that, at some later period, two tombs have been ex- cavated in the wall on which this drawing is made.
TflK SY;M110LS in TliK CATACOMB^. 135 obliterating tlie head of the prophet, and the lower portion ...of the other two figures.
The three children in the furnace at Babylon represented the faithful in affliction, and in their deliverance -were a type of the Eesurrection. In the following, from the cemetery of St. Priscilla, 136 THE CATACOMBS OF ROME.
tliey are portrayed rather at standing on the fur- nace, which some one is feeding with fuel below.
There is another in the same cemetery, as seen on the preceding page, which gives a much better exe- cuted representation of the scene, and where the dove is added, bringing to them the olive-branch, the pledge of peace and victory.
What to read after The Catacombs of Rome As Illustrating the Church of the First Three Centuries?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by William Ingraham Kip to read onlineMoreLess
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