RELIGIONS
CHRISTIANITY
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Question
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Which of the following symbols was NOT used by early Christians in their art?
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A fish
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A lamb
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A dolphin
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A cross
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Three important symbols are the cross, fish, and the Greek letters alpha and omega.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some symbols in Christianity are the cross, the Madonna and child (also known as the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus), and the fish, or Ichthys. Other symbols include bread and wine, Alpha and Omega (Greek letters), the Crown of Thorns, and the Lamb of God.
Detailed explanation-3: -Early Christians also developed their own iconography; for example, such symbols as the fish (ikhthus) were not borrowed from pagan iconography.
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