For Augustine’s City of God: Augustine’s allegory is based on the fact that both the ark and the cross were made of wood. How does he extend and expand on this analogy?
What will be an ideal response?
For Augustine, the Bible could be read as an extended allegory aimed at conveying humanity’s need for salvation. As such, he reads the story of Noah and his ark as an allegory of humanity’s salvation through Jesus’ death on the cross. In this reading, Noah—the patriarch of all humanity according to biblical tradition—and his family represent all of humanity, and the ark—like the cross in the Christian tradition—provides the means through which humanity can avoid destruction.
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What has been the general pattern of blues expansion that shows this particular music-culture moving beyond its original social group, geographic region, and community?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is true of Horace Silver?
a. he was a pianist and hard bop composer b. he was a saxophone player who played in a funky style c. he was a drummer whose playing was aggressive and strong d. he was a bassist whose band experimented with fusion
Which of the following characteristics of the choir at Saint-Denis represents the key concepts of Neoplatonism?
A. the semicircular apse and carved capitals B. sculptures depicting biblical kings and queens C. walls composed of stained-glass windows D. Purbeck marble column shafts
Descriptive criticism focuses upon
A. formal elements of a work B. the content C. the relative merits of a work D. the degree of beauty of a work of art