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I believe the creatures came into Jewish & Christian thought via Ezekiel. See:
Title: Animal rites: the four living creatures in patristic exegesis and liturgy
Author(s): Stevenson, Kenneth
Source: Studia Patristica XXXIV, Historica, biblica, theologica et philosophica p 470-492. Louvain : Peeters, 2001 ATLA0000064633
ISBN: 9042908815
Publication Year: 2001
Language: English
Subjects: Bible (OT) Ezekiel 1-24; Bible (NT) Revelation 4-22; Symbolism, Christian; Animals in the Bible
Scripture Citation: Ezekiel 1:5-14; Revelation 4:6-8
General Note: Paper presented at the 13th Intl Conf on Patristic Studies, Oxford, 1999.
Publication Type: Essay
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Apologies for cross-postings.
I am passing on an oral request from a friend, and apologise for the
vagueness of my description. He is recently back from a tour of central Asia,
including Persepolis, where he was intrigued to see in Darius' palace a set of
pillars decorated with pictures which very closely resembled (to his eye at
least) the emblems later associated with the writers of the four gospels --
winged lion, winged man, etc. (Forgive the 'etc' but this is not my field at
all....)
He would like to know how if at all the Darian imagery was adopted by
Christians. I suspect the answer, if there is one, will begin "It is not that
simple...".
tia
Susan
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