Talk:Christ Pantocrator

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Zeus at Olympia: "In his right hand a figure of Victory made from ivory and gold. In his left hand, his scepter inlaid with all metals, and an eagle perched on the sceptre. The sandals of the god are made of gold, as is his robe." —Pausanias. What's the connection with Christ Pantocrator, holding the book and blessing? Just a bearded male? Can we eliminate this fancy from the text? Or are more specific connections made? --Wetman 04:06, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

Agreed - The only relationship I can see is that they are both images of deities. No one is claiming that Christianity invented religious iconography, so do we need such a clumsy comparison? Cravenmonket 21:07, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

I did a rough merge from Christ Pantokrator. If anyone can, please do whatever edits necessary to make the article look better. Take care. talk to +MATIA 08:42, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

• A brief article, by John Watson, "The Icons of St. Catherine's Monastery in Egypt's Sinai" (google it) has been silently deleted from the references section, apparently because its host site is a blacklisted commercial site, www.touregypt.net. which hosted Wikipedia's St Catherine's icon image. Fortunately I've been able to refer to an article in The Art Bulletin, which only a few readers will be able to access, however. So, why should I care? I have access to JSTOR! --Wetman 05:25, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

It can be seen here: www.touregypt.net/featurestories/catherines2-1.htm Johnbod 12:43, 16 March 2007 (UTC)