The romance of symbolism and its relation to church ornament and architecture (1909)
Heath, Sidney, 1872- · London : F. Griffiths · leaf 164
The Romance of Symbolism 122 THE GOOD SHEPHERD. It is doubtless one of those symbols or emblems derived from His own words, “ I am the Good Shepherd and know my sheep, and am known of mine.” This emblem, although having the highest authority for its adoption, was for some reason rarely used after… … reason for the disappearance of this beautiful and appropriate emblem was possibly due to the fact that the idea of a shepherd watching over his flock was a much used symbol of both the Jews and the pagans, but this very fact made its adoption easy, for it could give no offence to pagan prejudices.
Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church decoration and ornament
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