The gold and blue-green gemstone ring is significant because the image was used by Christians to symbolize Jesus. But did the ring belong to a Christian at all? And if it did, what does that mean?
the subaquatic discovery of a Roman-era gold ring bearing the image of a shepherd boy. The gold and blue-green gemstone ring was one of a few artifacts found in the excavations of two shipwrecks off the coast of Israel near the ancient port of Caesarea. The ring is significant, the IAA says, because the image was used by Christians to symbolize Jesus.
The most widely publicized item in the find, however, was the “Good Shepherd” ring named because in the New Testament Jesus describes himself in this way . To the IAA, the proximity to Caesarea is key; Sharvit noted that Caesarea was home to an early community of Jesus followers and was the location where Peter baptized the Roman centurion Cornelius. “From here,” SharvitThe carved image shows a young boy carrying a sheep across his shoulders.
It’s important to note, however, that Christian use of the Good Shepherd was one of many iconographic images that was adapted from Greek and Roman art and, thus, was not unique to Christianity. As art historian Robin Jensen has written in, “the figure of a shepherd carrying a ram over his shoulders has an ancient pre-Christian precedent in a depiction of Hermes, the gods’ messenger and caretaking guide to the underworld.
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