... resemble animals, as do the strange shapes. Some of the animals created by these shapes consist of fish, birds, a ram, a lion, and an eagle. The fact that the manuscript contains zoomorphic forms adds life to the painting. This indicates that the God that they are interpreting is ... In the Bible there are twelve Disciples of Christ, and three of them are named Mark, Luke, and John. In religious art during the Byzantine era the ram, lion, and eagle were symbols of, Luke, Mark, and John. This type of symbolism in the painting shows that God cares to acknowledge his ... followers. The G...

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