Tree of Life Mosaic - Paper 1 (O+M) Flashcards
Where is the Tree of Life mosaic located?
Church of St Clemente, Rome
Give three features of the Tree of Life mosaic
The cross emerges from a tree
Alpha and Omega
Twelve Lambs (+ Jesus)
Where on the Tree of Life mosaic would you find the cross emerging from a tree?
In the centre
What does the cross emerging from a tree in the Tree of Life mosaic symbolise?
Jesus’ crucifixion atoning for humanity’s sin
The tree reminds us of Genesis 3’s tree of knowledge and that Jesus is the new Adam who brings new life in showing us how to live and join God
Give a quote from 1 Corinthians about Jesus as the new Adam
“the last Adam became a life-giving being”
What are the Alpha and the Omega?
The first and last letters of the Greek alphabet
In which book of the Bible did Jesus say “I am the Alpha and the Omega”?
Revelation
Where on the Tree of Life mosaic would you find the Alpha and the Omega?
At the top
What does the Alpha and the Omega symbolise?
God’s eternality and his not being contained by death - his omnipotence shown through the resurrection
What do the twelve lambs (+ Jesus) on the Tree of Life mosaic symbolise?
The 12 apostles taking on Jesus’ qualities of innocence and gentleness as a result of his sacrifice as the “Lamb of God” for the sins of the world
Where on the Tree of Life mosaic would you find the 12 lambs (+ Jesus)?
At the bottom
