According to the Loyola Press, the "Good Shepherd" is one of the earliest art depictions of Jesus Christ in which he was often seen as a beardless youth. The Israel Antiquities Authority said in a ...

"The earliest images of Jesus depicted him as the ‘Good Shepherd,'" said Dr. Elizabeth Lisot, an art history professor at the University of Texas at Tyler, in an email exchange. "This portrayal ...

Christian art, like this Coptic piece from the third century, has long used the metaphor of the shepherd to describe Jesus and spiritual care. (CM Dixon/Heritage Images/Getty Images) Other parts ...

we hear portions of the scriptural inspiration for such religious art. As we journey through the Easter season, the image of Jesus as the good shepherd offers us an opportunity for prayer and ...

Sokolov said that while the image exists in early Christian symbolism, representing Jesus as a caring shepherd, tending to his flock and guiding those in need, finding it on a ring was rare. A ...

Jesus, the Redeemer, is man’s Good Shepherd and theirs ... God’s “love for neighbors” dictum. Shepherds where art thou? They have diminished tremendously in numbers.