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Paul C Finney

University of Missouri - St. Louis, History, Art and Archaeology, Emeritus

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Yale AB 1962 Munich 1963 Harvard PhD 1973
Supervisors: Yale Edzard Baumann, Edgar Munhall, Wm. MacDonald, Egbert Heverkamp-Begemann, Vincent Scully; Munich Ludwig H. Heydenreich, Hans Sedlmayr ; Harvard Ernst Kitzinger
Address: 272 Mercer St, Princeton NJ 08540

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University of la Rioja

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Università degli Studi di Padova

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Università degli Studi di Trieste

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The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology 2017_Emilia-Romagna

by Paolo Demeglio and Paul C Finney

A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Slipcase illustration: I... more A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Slipcase illustration: Ivory panel (416 × 143 mm) with an archangel (probably Michael); right panel of a diptych (left panel lost). In his right hand the figure holds a globe surmounted by a Greek cross; in his left, a long staff, perhaps a scepter. The architectural setting consists in an arch supported by fluted columns, capped with Corinthian capitals; there are steps beneath the plinths below left and right. Beneath the arch is a wreath enclosing a Greek cross; a scalloped shell frames the wreath. Above the arch, within a long narrow rectangular tabula, is written: +ΔΕΧΟΥ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΘΩΝ ΤΗΝ ΑΙΤΙΑΝ ("Receive the suppliant, although you know his guilt"); London.BM, OA.9999. (Photo courtesy Trustees of the British Museum)

The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology 2017_Veneto

by Paolo Demeglio and Paul C Finney

A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Slipcase illustration: I... more A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Slipcase illustration: Ivory panel (416 × 143 mm) with an archangel (probably Michael); right panel of a diptych (left panel lost). In his right hand the figure holds a globe surmounted by a Greek cross; in his left, a long staff, perhaps a scepter. The architectural setting consists in an arch supported by fluted columns, capped with Corinthian capitals; there are steps beneath the plinths below left and right. Beneath the arch is a wreath enclosing a Greek cross; a scalloped shell frames the wreath. Above the arch, within a long narrow rectangular tabula, is written: +ΔΕΧΟΥ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΘΩΝ ΤΗΝ ΑΙΤΙΑΝ ("Receive the suppliant, although you know his guilt"); London.BM, OA.9999. (Photo courtesy Trustees of the British Museum)

The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology 2017_Piedmont

by Paolo Demeglio and Paul C Finney

A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Slipcase illustration: I... more A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Slipcase illustration: Ivory panel (416 × 143 mm) with an archangel (probably Michael); right panel of a diptych (left panel lost). In his right hand the figure holds a globe surmounted by a Greek cross; in his left, a long staff, perhaps a scepter. The architectural setting consists in an arch supported by fluted columns, capped with Corinthian capitals; there are steps beneath the plinths below left and right. Beneath the arch is a wreath enclosing a Greek cross; a scalloped shell frames the wreath. Above the arch, within a long narrow rectangular tabula, is written: +ΔΕΧΟΥ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΘΩΝ ΤΗΝ ΑΙΤΙΑΝ ("Receive the suppliant, although you know his guilt"); London.BM, OA.9999. (Photo courtesy Trustees of the British Museum)

2013 Entwistle & Finney.pdf

Late Antique Glass Pendants in the British Museum With an appendix by Philip Fletcher on the Meas... more

2013 Entwistle & Finney.pdf

Pressed glass pendants in the BM 4th 5th c. Mostly Levantine provenience

2013 Entwistle & Finney.pdf

The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology

<i>La più antica icone di Maria. Un prodigioso vincolo fra e occidente</i> (review)

Journal of Early Christian Studies, 1993

Sacred Place Again

Antiguedad Y Cristianismo Monografias Historicas Sobre La Antiguedad Tardia, 2004

En los últimos veinte años, el tema del lugar sagrado ha ocupado de manera importante las mentes ... more En los últimos veinte años, el tema del lugar sagrado ha ocupado de manera importante las mentes de los estudiosos de la antigüedad Tardía. El tema de los lugares sagrados o de la sacralización de los lugares ha sido un catalizador en el estudio del desarrollo de la arquitectura cristiana durante los siglos IV al VI. El acceso a los lugares sagrados y el control de los mismos constituyó una importante señal de identidad para cristianos, judíos y paganos, durante la Antigüedad Tardía. El paradigma de Ritschl y Harnack, que suponía que el su esencia (Wesen) el Cristianismo era una forma de religiosidad opuesta a la sacralización de los lugares es poco más que un fleco antihistórico, desgajado de la amplia túnica de la polémica del siglo XVI. La mayor parte de los investigadores del siglo XX, que han trabajado sobre arte, arqueología, historia y religión, han ignorado tal paradigma, en el modo como operaba -solamente la investigación germana lo ha mantenido vivo. Pero en la última década del siglo XX, el paradigma ha pasado a tener carta de ciudadanía en la investigación anglófona, con consecuencias nada satisfactorias.

Review. Typos und Antiypos in der fruhchristliche Kunst. S Schrenk

Journal of Theological Studies, 1998

Building God's House in the Roman World: Architectural Adaptation among Pagans, Jews, and Christians

American Journal of Archaeology, 1992

... VOLUME/EDITION: PAGES (INTRO/BODY): xv, 211 p. SUBJECT(S): Architecture, Early Christian; Bas... more

This Holy Place: On the Sanctity of the Synagogue during the Greco-Roman Period (review)

Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, 2001

Book Review: God, Cosmos, and Humankind: the World of Early Christian Symbolism

Journal of Early Christian Studies, 1997

<i>The Cuisine of Sacrifice among the Greeks</i> (review)

Journal of Early Christian Studies, 1994

God, Cosmos, and Humankind: The World of Early Christian Symbolism

The American Historical Review, 1997

Eerdman's Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology

Dustjacket for forthcoming 3 vol. work to appear August 2016

Late Antique Glass Pendants in the British Museum

The Invisible God: the Earliest Christians on Art

Page 1. THE INVISIBLE GOD The Earliest Christians on Art PAUL CORBY FINNEY Page 2. THE INVISIBLE ... more

Early Christian Architecture: The Beginnings (A Review Article)

The Harvard Theological Review, Jan 1, 1988

Page 1. HTR 81:3 (1988) 319-39 EARLY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE: THE BEGINNINGS (A REVIEW ARTICLE) * ... more

Seeing Beyond the Word: Visual Arts and the Calvinist Tradition

Page 1. Seeing Beyond THE WORD Visual Arts and the Calvinist Tradition Edited b1 Paul Corby Finne... more

The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology 2017_Emilia-Romagna

by Paolo Demeglio and Paul C Finney

A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Slipcase illustration: I... more A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Slipcase illustration: Ivory panel (416 × 143 mm) with an archangel (probably Michael); right panel of a diptych (left panel lost). In his right hand the figure holds a globe surmounted by a Greek cross; in his left, a long staff, perhaps a scepter. The architectural setting consists in an arch supported by fluted columns, capped with Corinthian capitals; there are steps beneath the plinths below left and right. Beneath the arch is a wreath enclosing a Greek cross; a scalloped shell frames the wreath. Above the arch, within a long narrow rectangular tabula, is written: +ΔΕΧΟΥ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΘΩΝ ΤΗΝ ΑΙΤΙΑΝ ("Receive the suppliant, although you know his guilt"); London.BM, OA.9999. (Photo courtesy Trustees of the British Museum)

The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology 2017_Veneto

by Paolo Demeglio and Paul C Finney

A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Slipcase illustration: I... more A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Slipcase illustration: Ivory panel (416 × 143 mm) with an archangel (probably Michael); right panel of a diptych (left panel lost). In his right hand the figure holds a globe surmounted by a Greek cross; in his left, a long staff, perhaps a scepter. The architectural setting consists in an arch supported by fluted columns, capped with Corinthian capitals; there are steps beneath the plinths below left and right. Beneath the arch is a wreath enclosing a Greek cross; a scalloped shell frames the wreath. Above the arch, within a long narrow rectangular tabula, is written: +ΔΕΧΟΥ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΘΩΝ ΤΗΝ ΑΙΤΙΑΝ ("Receive the suppliant, although you know his guilt"); London.BM, OA.9999. (Photo courtesy Trustees of the British Museum)

The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology 2017_Piedmont

by Paolo Demeglio and Paul C Finney

A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Slipcase illustration: I... more A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Slipcase illustration: Ivory panel (416 × 143 mm) with an archangel (probably Michael); right panel of a diptych (left panel lost). In his right hand the figure holds a globe surmounted by a Greek cross; in his left, a long staff, perhaps a scepter. The architectural setting consists in an arch supported by fluted columns, capped with Corinthian capitals; there are steps beneath the plinths below left and right. Beneath the arch is a wreath enclosing a Greek cross; a scalloped shell frames the wreath. Above the arch, within a long narrow rectangular tabula, is written: +ΔΕΧΟΥ ΠΑΡΟΝΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΜΑΘΩΝ ΤΗΝ ΑΙΤΙΑΝ ("Receive the suppliant, although you know his guilt"); London.BM, OA.9999. (Photo courtesy Trustees of the British Museum)

2013 Entwistle & Finney.pdf

Late Antique Glass Pendants in the British Museum With an appendix by Philip Fletcher on the Meas... more

2013 Entwistle & Finney.pdf

Pressed glass pendants in the BM 4th 5th c. Mostly Levantine provenience

2013 Entwistle & Finney.pdf

The Eerdmans Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology

<i>La più antica icone di Maria. Un prodigioso vincolo fra e occidente</i> (review)

Journal of Early Christian Studies, 1993

Sacred Place Again

Antiguedad Y Cristianismo Monografias Historicas Sobre La Antiguedad Tardia, 2004

En los últimos veinte años, el tema del lugar sagrado ha ocupado de manera importante las mentes ... more En los últimos veinte años, el tema del lugar sagrado ha ocupado de manera importante las mentes de los estudiosos de la antigüedad Tardía. El tema de los lugares sagrados o de la sacralización de los lugares ha sido un catalizador en el estudio del desarrollo de la arquitectura cristiana durante los siglos IV al VI. El acceso a los lugares sagrados y el control de los mismos constituyó una importante señal de identidad para cristianos, judíos y paganos, durante la Antigüedad Tardía. El paradigma de Ritschl y Harnack, que suponía que el su esencia (Wesen) el Cristianismo era una forma de religiosidad opuesta a la sacralización de los lugares es poco más que un fleco antihistórico, desgajado de la amplia túnica de la polémica del siglo XVI. La mayor parte de los investigadores del siglo XX, que han trabajado sobre arte, arqueología, historia y religión, han ignorado tal paradigma, en el modo como operaba -solamente la investigación germana lo ha mantenido vivo. Pero en la última década del siglo XX, el paradigma ha pasado a tener carta de ciudadanía en la investigación anglófona, con consecuencias nada satisfactorias.

Review. Typos und Antiypos in der fruhchristliche Kunst. S Schrenk

Journal of Theological Studies, 1998

Building God's House in the Roman World: Architectural Adaptation among Pagans, Jews, and Christians

American Journal of Archaeology, 1992

... VOLUME/EDITION: PAGES (INTRO/BODY): xv, 211 p. SUBJECT(S): Architecture, Early Christian; Bas... more

This Holy Place: On the Sanctity of the Synagogue during the Greco-Roman Period (review)

Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies, 2001

Book Review: God, Cosmos, and Humankind: the World of Early Christian Symbolism

Journal of Early Christian Studies, 1997

<i>The Cuisine of Sacrifice among the Greeks</i> (review)

Journal of Early Christian Studies, 1994

God, Cosmos, and Humankind: The World of Early Christian Symbolism

The American Historical Review, 1997

Eerdman's Encyclopedia of Early Christian Art and Archaeology

Dustjacket for forthcoming 3 vol. work to appear August 2016

Late Antique Glass Pendants in the British Museum

The Invisible God: the Earliest Christians on Art

Page 1. THE INVISIBLE GOD The Earliest Christians on Art PAUL CORBY FINNEY Page 2. THE INVISIBLE ... more

Early Christian Architecture: The Beginnings (A Review Article)

The Harvard Theological Review, Jan 1, 1988

Page 1. HTR 81:3 (1988) 319-39 EARLY CHRISTIAN ARCHITECTURE: THE BEGINNINGS (A REVIEW ARTICLE) * ... more

Seeing Beyond the Word: Visual Arts and the Calvinist Tradition

Page 1. Seeing Beyond THE WORD Visual Arts and the Calvinist Tradition Edited b1 Paul Corby Finne... more