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Christian Graves
Graves were at first the Church's only property (see picture of early Christian graves at right). Gravestones provide the earliest Christian sculpture. The favorite figure to be found on them is that of the Good Shepherd, bringing home the sheep on his shoulders. Here is a Christian description of funerals, written by Aristides, an Athenian, about [A.D.] 140: "If any righteous person among us passes away from this world, we rejoice and give thanks to God, and follow his body as if he were moving from one place to another." 1
How important is Christian giving as an example of our faith? Why did the New Testament Christians choose the Good Shepherd image to associate with death?
1"The First Advance - Church History 1: AD 29-500" by John Foster.
"The importance of Christian graves."
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