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FACE TO FACE Portraits of the Divine in Early Christianity Copyright © 2005 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Write: Permissions, Augsburg Fortress, Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440. Scripture quotations, unless otherwise noted, are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA and used by permission. Cover and book design: Zan Ceeley About the cover art: Left: Detail of Jesus enthroned, ca. 400 C.E. Church of Santa Pudenziana, Rome. Middle: Detail of Dome mosaic, early 6th cen. C.E., Arian Baptistery, Ravenna. Right: Detail of Medallion portrait of Christ from arch of presbyterium, San Vitale, Ravenna. All photos are by Robin Margaret Jensen. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jensen, Robin Margaret Face to face : portraits of the divine in early Christianity / Robin Margaret Jensen. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8006-3678-3 (pbk. : alk. paper)—ISBN 0-8006-6092-7 (alk. paper) 1. Jesus Christ—Art. 2. God—Art. 3. Saints in art. 4. Art, Early Christian. 5. Portraits, Roman. I. Title. N8050.J43 2004 704.9'485'09021—dc22 2004012360 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z329.48–1984. Manufactured in Canada. 09 08 07 06 05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
To the memory of my parents, Robert and Margaret Jensen, with confidence that they will one day see God “face to face”
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