Its mosaic floor depicts a syncretic image of King David as Orpheus, identified by his name in Hebrew letters.
In Judaism, God chooses to reveal his identity, not as an idol or image, but by his words, by his actions in history, and by his working in and through humankind.The Second Commandment, as noted in the Old Testament, warns all followers of the Hebrew god Yahweh, "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.".The role of women and monks in supporting the veneration of images has also been asserted." The two periods of iconoclasm in the Byzantine Empire during the 8th and 9th centuries made use of this theological theme in discussions over the propriety of images of holy figures, including Christ, the Virgin and saints. Iconoclasm has generally been motivated theologically by an Old Covenant interpretation of the Ten Commandments, which forbade the making and worshiping of " graven images.Conversely, people who revere or venerate religious images are derisively called "iconolaters.According to the traditional view, Byzantine Iconoclasm constituted a ban on religious images by Emperor Leo III and continued under his successors, and was accompanied by widespread destruction of images and persecution of supporters of the veneration of images.Emperor Leo III (717-741) and his successors banned the worship of icons and encouraged the persecution of those who venerated images.Examples of graven image in the following topics:
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