Discoveries at Dura-Europos in the 1930s contradicted what long-held scholarly belief?

A. Early Christians did not decorate their places of worship.
B. Jews of this period did not create any sort of figural art.
C. Early Christian congregations were never more than 20-25 people for fear of discovery
D. All of the above.


Answer: B

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