Christian Themes in Art: Jesus in Art

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 Early Christian carvings depict Jesus as a beardless Roman youth.  Yet the image with which we are familiar is very different.  This lecture will explore the dominant imagery associated with Jesus in different ages and cultures.

This is a part of the 2010/2011 series of Divinity lectures by Lord Harries. For other lectures in this series, please follow this link: Religion and Art

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This event was on Wed, 17 Nov 2010

Lord Harries

The Rt Revd Lord Harries

Professor of Divinity

Professor the Rt Revd Lord Harries was the Bishop of Oxford from 1987 to 2006. He was previously the Dean of King's College London, where he is now a Fellow and an Honorary Professor of Theology.

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