Dura-Europos church Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === David and Goliath === On the south wall under a niche between the two doors was a depiction of [[David and Goliath]], to which as the inscriptions on the figures clearly attest. This depiction was in a poor condition. Above the scene was a Greek inscription: {{lang|grc|"τὸν Χ(ριστὸ)ν Ἰ(ησοῦ)ν ὑμεῖν. Μν[ή]σκεσθε [...Πρ]όκλου"}} ("Christ Jesus (be) with you, remember [Pr]oklos"). It is unclear whether the inscription is connected to a foundation on the part of the mentioned Proclus or whether it was affixed in his memory after his death.<ref>For the inscription, see {{harv|Peppard|2016|p=68}}; {{harv|White|1997|pp=131f.}}</ref> David stands on the right and hits Goliath. In the image, David was depicted as a Roman soldier and Goliath wore the costume of a Persian, who were the Romans' contemporaneous enemies. The depiction of David in a baptistry is unusual but to the Eastern Church, David was the prototype of an anointed man, having been anointed in the Bible by Samuel prior to his battle with Goliath, ensuring his victory.{{sfn|Brody|Hoffman|2011|p=161}} [[Anointing]]s also took place in the baptistry, whereby baptism was also viewed as a kind of anointing.{{sfn|Peppard|2016|pp=48-85}} [[File:Baptistery wall painting David and Goliath (with Inscription).jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.7|Baptistry wall painting: David and Goliath (with inscription)]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page