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Jesus, Lamb of God
The image of Jesus as the Lamb of
God pervades Christianity. The lamb is a familiar symbol for Jesus, found
not only in today's gospel[1] but also
throughout the New Testament as well as in art and literature. The image of
Jesus as the Lamb of God reinterprets the Jewish Passover narrative, which
describes the angel of death in Egypt passing over Israelite houses marked with
the blood of a lamb, killing only the Egyptian first born. Thus, we have the Agnus Dei, “O Lamb of God,
that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us,”[2] a part of
Christian liturgies since the early fourth century.[3]
Biblical images and metaphors are often complex and confusing. For example, Biblical authors describe Christians as God's sheep, although they sometimes refer to Jews as sheep, even in the New Testament.[4] New Testament authors similarly describe Jesus as both the Lamb of God and the shepherd, two conflicting images actually found in a single verse in the Revelation of John.[5]…
Biblical images and metaphors are often complex and confusing. For example, Biblical authors describe Christians as God's sheep, although they sometimes refer to Jews as sheep, even in the New Testament.[4] New Testament authors similarly describe Jesus as both the Lamb of God and the shepherd, two conflicting images actually found in a single verse in the Revelation of John.[5]…
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