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Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd (Greek: ποιμὴν ὁ καλός, poimḗn ho kalós) is an image used in the pericope of John 10:1–21, in which Jesus Christ is depicted as the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep. Similar imagery is used in Psalm 23 and Ezekiel 34:11–16. The Good Shepherd is also discussed in the other gospels, the Epistle to the Hebrews, the First…

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Biblical references

Parable/metaphor dispute

Early Christian art

Interpretation

In Mandaeism

Pagan symbolism

Gallery

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related to Interpretation · 37
Good Shepherd → According, As Jesus, Behold, But, Church, Death, Even, Ezech, Friedrich Justus Knecht, Gentiles, German, He, Hence He, Him, His, His Sacrifice, Isaiah, Jesus, Jews, Lord Jesus Christ
related to Further reading · 28
Good Shepherd → Anfang, Aquileia, Aquileja, Berücksichtigung, Early Christian Ring Found, Freiburg, Gershon, Guter Hirt, Herder, Hirt, Hirtenbild, ISBN, Israel, Jahrhunderts, Kunst, Livia, Mosaiken, Roman, Römische Quartalsschrift, Schumacher
related to Gallery · 28
Good Shepherd → AquileiaMosaic, At, AustraliaEmblem, Basilica, Baths, Catacomb, Catechism, Catholic ChurchOratorio, Church, Cádiz, Diocletian, EspañaJesus, Galla Placidia, German Artist Bernard Plockhorst20th-century, Italy, Lower Bavaria, Marcellinus, Mausoleum, Museum, Pennsylvania
related to Early Christian art · 21
Good Shepherd → Catacombs, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Damiano, Early Christian, Hermas, However, Images, Initially, Jesus, Lost Sheep, Lukan, Parable, Pio Cristiano Museum, Ravenna, Rome, Santi Cosma, Shepherd, The
related to Pagan symbolism · 14
Good Shepherd → Catacombs, Christ, Christian, Gardner, Greek, Hermes, Hermes Kriophoros, In, It, Law, Rome, The Good Shepherd, Thus, Traditio Legis
related to In Mandaeism · 6
Good Shepherd → Chapters, John, Light, Mandaean Book, The, World
related to Biblical references · 4
Good Shepherd → Gospel, In, Jesus, John
is a · 2
Good Shepherd → common motif from the Catacombs of Rome, most common of the symbolic representations of Christ found in early Christian art in the Catacombs of Rome

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Good Shepherdis amost common of the symbolic representations of Christ found in early Christian art in the Catacombs of Rome0.90text
Good Shepherdis acommon motif from the Catacombs of Rome0.90text
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Good Shepherdrelated to Biblical referencesIn0.60section
Good Shepherdrelated to Biblical referencesGospel0.60section
Good Shepherdrelated to Biblical referencesJohn0.60section
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Good Shepherdrelated to Early Christian artThe0.60section
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