Christ+as+Pantocrator


 * Christ as Pantocrator**: This is a specific type of depiction of Jesus Christ. Pantocrator is a Greek translation of a name for God, and the word was used to refer to God as Jesus rather than God as a non-human being. These images are typically more majestic and usually portray Jesus with a circular halo behind his head. He is depicted as fully human, and yet also the judge of humanity as its ruler. This is the oldest known image of this type, preserved in Sinai:

(this definition is does not correlate well with our text definition) jsb



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