Icons
The Icons According to the book, “The Illustrated History”, by John McManners, and class discussions, the doctrinal issues that were discussed by the seven ecumenical councils consisted of three main areas. The first being the theology of the Trinity, the second the being of Christ, and the third the discussion of the icons. The icons are considered to be an essential part of the church. ... According to our history of icons handout, a main controversy discussed by the ecumenical councils was the depiction of Christ in icons. ... As we discussed in class, icons depict Christ as a human being, and it is difficult to draw pictures of God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. Many of the icons depict Christ as Christ the Pantocrator. ... The icons in Quenots book, “Christ Pantocrator” (pg. ... There are also Icons which depict many of the experiences that Christ had while on earth such as His birth, betrayal, Ascension and Transformation all of in which Christ’s halo or nimbus contain the Greek letters omicron, omega and nu.