Christian Symbols Flashcards
1
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What is christian symbols?
A
Symbols point to soemthing beyond
Catholics highly value symbols as they can convey deep religious truths
2
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What does the Ichtus symbol look like
A
A fish
3
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What did they use the ichthus symbol for
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They used it to symbolise to people they are catholic but they would only understand if they are catholic I - lesow- Jesus CH - christos- christ TH- Theou - of God U- uios - son S- soter - saviour
4
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What does the alpha omega symbol look like
A
With a capital A on the top with a horse shoe on the bottom
5
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What does Alpha omega sign symbolise?
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Alpha is the first letter of the greek alphabet
Omega is the last letter of the alphabet
Beginning of God
6
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What does the chi-ro symbol look like?
A
A capital P with a X goin through it
7
Q
What does the Chi- ro symbol mean
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The chi-ro symbol is a monogram formed from the first two letters of the greek word for christ, when written in capitals
Reminder of Jesus death
