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Good Shepherd, the Glossary

The Good Shepherd (ποιμὴν ὁ καλός, poimḗn ho kalós) is an image used in the pericope of, in which Jesus Christ is depicted as the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep.^[1]

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Apse

In architecture, an apse (apses; from Latin absis, 'arch, vault'; from Ancient Greek ἀψίς,, 'arch'; sometimes written apsis;: apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome, also known as an exedra.

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Baths of Diocletian

The Baths of Diocletian (Latin: Thermae Diocletiani, Italian: Terme di Diocleziano) were public baths in ancient Rome.

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Book of Revelation

The Book of Revelation or Book of the Apocalypse is the final book of the New Testament (and therefore the final book of the Christian Bible).

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Catacomb of Priscilla

The Catacomb of Priscilla is an archaeological site on the Via Salaria in Rome, Italy, situated in what was a quarry in Roman times.

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Catacombs of Rome

The Catacombs of Rome (Catacombe di Roma) are ancient catacombs, underground burial places in and around Rome, of which there are at least forty, some rediscovered only in recent decades. Good Shepherd and catacombs of Rome are early Christian art.

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Catholic Encyclopedia

The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church, also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia and the Original Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language encyclopedia published in the United States designed to serve the Catholic Church.

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Christ in Majesty

Christ in Majesty or Christ in Glory (Maiestas Domini) is the Western Christian image of Christ seated on a throne as ruler of the world, always seen frontally in the centre of the composition, and often flanked by other sacred figures, whose membership changes over time and according to the context. Good Shepherd and Christ in Majesty are early Christian art and iconography of Jesus.

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Church of the Good Shepherd (Rosemont, Pennsylvania)

The Church of the Good Shepherd in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, is an Episcopal parish church in the progressive Anglo-Catholic tradition.

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Depiction of Jesus

The depiction of Jesus in pictorial form dates back to early Christian art and architecture, as aniconism in Christianity was rejected within the ante-Nicene period. Good Shepherd and depiction of Jesus are early Christian art and iconography of Jesus.

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Early Christian art and architecture

Early Christian art and architecture (or Paleochristian art) is the art produced by Christians, or under Christian patronage, from the earliest period of Christianity to, depending on the definition, sometime between 260 and 525. Good Shepherd and early Christian art and architecture are early Christian art.

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Edict of Milan

The Edict of Milan (Edictum Mediolanense; Διάταγμα τῶν Μεδιολάνων, Diatagma tōn Mediolanōn) was the February 313 AD agreement to treat Christians benevolently within the Roman Empire.

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Encyclopædia Britannica

The British Encyclopaedia is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.

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Epistle to the Hebrews

The Epistle to the Hebrews (to the Hebrews) is one of the books of the New Testament.

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Epithet

An epithet, also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a real or fictitious person, place, or thing.

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Ezekiel 34

Ezekiel 34 is the thirty-fourth chapter of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.

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First Epistle of Peter

The First Epistle of Peter is a book of the New Testament.

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Gentile

Gentile is a word that today usually means someone who is not Jewish.

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Gospel of John

The Gospel of John (translit) is the fourth of the New Testament's four canonical gospels.

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Halo (religious iconography)

A halo (also called a nimbus, '''aureole''', glory, or gloriole (translation) is a crown of light rays, circle or disk of light that surrounds a person in works of art. The halo occurs in the iconography of many religions to indicate holy or sacred figures, and has at various periods also been used in images of rulers and heroes.

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Hermes

Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology considered the herald of the gods.

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I am (biblical term)

The Koine Greek term (Ἐγώ εἰμί), literally I am or It is I, is an emphatic form of the copulative verb εἰμι that is recorded in the Gospels to have been spoken by Jesus on several occasions to refer to himself not with the role of a verb but playing the role of a name, in the Gospel of John occurring seven times with specific titles. Good Shepherd and i am (biblical term) are gospel of John.

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Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85

Ich bin ein guter Hirt (I am a Good Shepherd), 85, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach.

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Jesus in Christianity

In Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God as chronicled in the Bible's New Testament, and in most Christian denominations He is held to be God the Son, a prosopon (Person) of the Trinity of God.

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period.

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Justus Knecht

Friedrich Justus Heinrich Knecht (7 October 1839 – 31 January 1921) was a German Catholic theologian, writer and bishop in Freiburg, Germany.

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Kriophoros

In ancient Greek religion, kriophoros (κριοφόρος) or criophorus, the "ram-bearer," is a figure of Hermes that commemorates the solemn sacrifice of a ram; thus, one of the god's epithets is Hermes Kriophoros. Good Shepherd and kriophoros are iconography of Jesus and sheep in art.

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Lamb of God

Lamb of God (Amnòs toû Theoû; Agnus Dei) is a title for Jesus that appears in the Gospel of John. Good Shepherd and Lamb of God are gospel of John.

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Mandaean Book of John

In Mandaeism, the Book of John (translit) is a Mandaean holy book in Mandaic Aramaic which Mandaeans attribute to their prophet John the Baptist.

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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is a Late Antique Roman building in Ravenna, Italy, built between 425 and 450. Good Shepherd and Mausoleum of Galla Placidia are early Christian art.

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Mosaic

A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface.

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Museo Pio Cristiano

The Museo Pio Cristiano is one of the Vatican Museums.

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Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament

Two names and a variety of titles are used to refer to Jesus in the New Testament. Good Shepherd and names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament are New Testament words and phrases.

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Parable

A parable is a succinct, didactic story, in prose or verse, that illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles.

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Parable of the Lost Sheep

The Parable of the Lost Sheep is one of the parables of Jesus. Good Shepherd and parable of the Lost Sheep are Animals in Christianity.

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Penance

Penance is any act or a set of actions done out of repentance for sins committed, as well as an alternate name for the Catholic, Lutheran, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox sacrament of Reconciliation or Confession.

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Pericope

In rhetoric, a pericope (Greek περικοπή, "a cutting-out") is a set of verses that forms one coherent unit or thought, suitable for public reading from a text, now usually of sacred scripture.

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Psalm 23

Psalm 23 is the 23rd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "The Lord is my shepherd". Good Shepherd and psalm 23 are shepherds.

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Ravenna

Ravenna (also; Ravèna, Ravêna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy.

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Roger Baxter

Roger Baxter (1784–1827) was an English Jesuit who traveled to the United States in 1817 to serve as a Catholic missionary in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

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Santi Cosma e Damiano, Rome

The basilica of Santi Cosma e Damiano is a titular church in Rome, Italy.

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Sarcophagus

A sarcophagus (sarcophagi or sarcophaguses) is a coffin, most commonly carved in stone, and usually displayed above ground, though it may also be buried.

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Sheep

Sheep (sheep) or domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are a domesticated, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock.

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Shepherd

A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. Good Shepherd and shepherd are shepherds.

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Stained glass

Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it.

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Syncretism

Syncretism is the practice of combining different beliefs and various schools of thought.

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Synoptic Gospels

The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are referred to as the synoptic Gospels because they include many of the same stories, often in a similar sequence and in similar or sometimes identical wording.

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The Sheep and the Goats

The Sheep and the Goats or "the Judgement of the Nations" is a pronouncement of Jesus recorded in chapter 25 of the Gospel of Matthew, although unlike most parables it does not purport to relate a story of events happening to other characters.

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The Shepherd of Hermas

The Shepherd of Hermas (Ποιμὴν τοῦ Ἑρμᾶ, Poimēn tou Herma; Pastor Hermae), sometimes just called The Shepherd, is a Christian literary work of the late first half of the second century, considered a valuable book by many Christians, and considered canonical scripture by some of the early Church fathers such as Irenaeus.

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Vatican City

Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State (Stato della Città del Vaticano; Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is a landlocked sovereign country, city-state, microstate, and enclave within Rome, Italy.

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World of Light

In Mandaeism, the World of Light or Lightworld (translit) is the primeval, transcendental world from which Tibil and the World of Darkness emerged.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Shepherd

Also known as Good Shepard, Jesus as the Good Shepherd, Parable of the Good Shepherd, The Good Shepherd (Christ), The Good Shepherd (Christianity), The Good Shepherd (religion), The Good Shepherd (religous), The good shephard.

Good Shepherd, the Glossary

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See also

Animals in Christianity

Early Christian art

Gospel episodes

Iconography of Jesus

Shepherds

References