Re: The origins of the Christian catacombs in Rome

Larry Swain wrote:
Martin Edwards wrote:
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The point is not whether they exist: they clearly do. It is whether they are Christian. I have looked at quite a few of the decorations, both in books and on the Web, and cannot see anything Christian in them.

Then you're blind. Well, that was easy. But here's the question: let's look at some of the images and you tell us what other context besides Christian fits them as well if not better. That should be simple if there's not "anything Christian in them". And after we've examined a large number, let's see you make a case that the catacombs are not necessarily used by Christians or contain Christian art.

What images are you talking about? The only one of interest is the fish. The fish is first associated with the christians after it was decided there were christians in the catacombs.

What else do you mean by christian art?

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