![]() ![]() And so, if we dare say, the concept of creating icons (or images) began with God the Pantocrator as the first Divine Iconographer who created humanity in His own image. It is from this root word that today we have the English word icon simply meaning an image. When this word was later translated into the Greek Septuagint translation, the word used was Eikona ε ἰ κ ό ν α. ” This word ‘image’ in the original Hebrew is the word tselem צֶלֶם. In Genesis 1:26, we read “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. To understand its source, lets go all the way back to the account of creation. To begin, in an attempt to have a better understanding of how the Orthodox Church approaches iconography, lets first address the word icon what does it even mean? #GRAVEN IMAGE HEBREW DEFINITION SERIES#To begin this short series on Icons, lets first address the skeptics: let’s ask the question “When using icons in the Church, are we worshiping graven images?” Let’s dive right in to begin our investigation. In later videos we can speak to many other questions that surround Coptic Orthodox Iconography. ![]() Now there is much to say about Icons, and so for now, we will only attempt to cover a brief introduction of the meaning and purpose of icons. For over 15 centuries now, Orthodox Icons have played a very important role in the spirituality of Orthodox Liturgical expression. My beloved, if you have ever walked into an authentic Orthodox Church, surely you have noticed the beauty within it with all it’s domes, pillars, veils, and especially its gold-leafed iconography. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit One God, Amen. ![]()
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