Discuss the style and iconography of early Jewish art as seen in the Mosaic Floor of the Beth Alpha Synagogue. Where does the pictorial representation differ from the biblical text?
What will be an ideal response?
Essay responses should include these points:
The figures are very flat, with no illusion of depth.
The color is fairly bland and the shapes are geometric.
The animals and figures are symbolic. For example, the lion and ox (predator and prey) represent a golden age or peaceable kingdom.
Abraham, preparing to sacrifice Isaac, is interrupted by the hand of God rather than by the angel specified in the Bible.
The signs of the zodiac appear on the mosaic floor.
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a. true b. false
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What will be an ideal response?
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