Complete Study Guide for Theology
Course Year: 2022-2023
,Iconic Pictures
The Adoration of the Magi
- Halos, angels, adoring/kneeling Magi: divinity/holiness
- Birth and personhood: humanity
- Shack: Jesus’ humility
- **OJice Hours**
,Extreme Humility
- Reed: mock scepter as a symbol of humility
- Humble depiction: his humble earthly depiction matches that of humanity
- I am: divinity/transcendence; could also be seen in the context of cornerstone
(Jesus’ First Coming was history’s turning point according to the Pelikan reading)
- Red robe: atonement/salvation
- IC XC: Jesus Christ; Christ anointed one; messiah
- Reed: Kingdom + elements of divinity = kingdom of heaven among us
- Crown: suJering
- Halo: divinity
, Christ Pantocrator
- Hand sign: 2 natures; incarnation; Trinity; blessing
- Bible: a symbol for light (some variations of the icon portray a Bible open to John
8:20 I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but
will have the light of life)
- Face: two natures (left = divinity; right = humanity)
- Gospel by which he will judge us all
- 8 pointed stars that point to 8th day when Christ resurrected
- Left side is what those condemned on Judgement Day will see (goats); right side is
what the righteous will see (sheep) (think of Matthew 25’s talk about separating
sheep and goats)
- Human side is the merciful side
- Divine side is the judgmental side
- Icons represents Christ as God of justice & mercy
Course Year: 2022-2023
,Iconic Pictures
The Adoration of the Magi
- Halos, angels, adoring/kneeling Magi: divinity/holiness
- Birth and personhood: humanity
- Shack: Jesus’ humility
- **OJice Hours**
,Extreme Humility
- Reed: mock scepter as a symbol of humility
- Humble depiction: his humble earthly depiction matches that of humanity
- I am: divinity/transcendence; could also be seen in the context of cornerstone
(Jesus’ First Coming was history’s turning point according to the Pelikan reading)
- Red robe: atonement/salvation
- IC XC: Jesus Christ; Christ anointed one; messiah
- Reed: Kingdom + elements of divinity = kingdom of heaven among us
- Crown: suJering
- Halo: divinity
, Christ Pantocrator
- Hand sign: 2 natures; incarnation; Trinity; blessing
- Bible: a symbol for light (some variations of the icon portray a Bible open to John
8:20 I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but
will have the light of life)
- Face: two natures (left = divinity; right = humanity)
- Gospel by which he will judge us all
- 8 pointed stars that point to 8th day when Christ resurrected
- Left side is what those condemned on Judgement Day will see (goats); right side is
what the righteous will see (sheep) (think of Matthew 25’s talk about separating
sheep and goats)
- Human side is the merciful side
- Divine side is the judgmental side
- Icons represents Christ as God of justice & mercy
