Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York : The Macmillan company ; London : Macmillan & co. · leaf 71
the same method ofaccommodating the tombs, the samedecoration in paint and plaster; and\j^y^ ^ ^ 5&Hjjgl in general, except for the presence of Jewish formulas and symbols and forthe absence of Christian, one would seeno reason to distinguish them fromChristian cemeteries of the Eoman type.… … Fig. 9. — Lead coffin from Saida,Phoenicia. Fourth century. WORSHIP IN THE CATACOMBS 4.J is not unreasonable to credit in particular a considerable influ-ence to the memory of the rock-hewri tomb in which the body of our Lord was laid. We must recognize that the Christian catacombs when com-pared…
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