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A Very Byzantine Journey Discovering the New Testament Story through Icons and Pilgrimage, by J. Richard Smith

£16.99
SKU SP-9781789592160

​From the earliest days of the Church, Christians have used icons, images of Christ, to engage with the story of their faith. However, icons are far more than ancient pictures of Jesus: they are windows on the holy and transcendental, and they tell the New Testament story in a way that makes it real even to those exploring it from a distance. Knowing that this is a story based in geographical fact, J. Richard Smith has visited many of the places where the New Testament story happened, and here he takes us along on his travels tracing the story of icons, to places like Jerusalem, Athens, Istanbul and Cairo, and also to the final resting place of the Cloth of Edessa hidden in the hills in southern Italy. Combining spiritual writing, art history and travelogue, J. Richard Smith invites us to discover that there is more to icons than meets the eye.​ Full Colour Images.

Author: J. Richard Smith
Format: Paperback
Pages: 125
Published: Mar 2022
Dimensions: 140mm x 216mm