Les symboles chrétiens primitifs

The plough, crown, chariot, star, fish, palm: all forgotten or misunderstood Christian symbols. Did you know that the Cross itself was originally used not as an allusion to the Passion of Christ, but as a means of designating his Divine glory? Or even that the 12 Apostles were assimilated into the symbolism of the Zodiac? The symbols had considerable theological and spiritual importance in early Christian communities, which still had close ties to Jewish circles where Aramaic languages were spoken. Specialist in this early Judaeo-Christinaity, father Jean Daniélou here details the origin, cultural context and spiritual meaning of these images and these signs left behind by ancient Christianity, which are also universal, religious images and signs. TABLE OF CONTENTS• The palm and the crown• The vine and the tree of life• Running water and the fish• The ship and the church• The chariot of Elijah• The plough and the axe• The star of Jacob• The twelve apostles and the zodiac• The sign of tav

. La palme et la couronne

• La vigne et l'arbre de vie

• L'eau vive et le poisson

• Le navire de l'Église

• Le char d'Élie

• La charrue et la hache

• L'étoile de Jacob

• Les douze apôtres et le zodiaque

• Le signe du tav