TALKING Apostle Paul 2 Icon Version 1

APOSTLE PAUL ICON 2

This is a 1 prim (LI = 1) icon based upon a Russian icon of the Apostle Paul from the 16th century. It is suitable for use in SL churches, homes, or spiritual sites. The size can be modified by the user to suit the space in which it is to be displayed. It can be copied by the owner but not transferred.

This is one of our “”talking” icons. When touched, it displays quotes from Paul’s letters in local chat. (A simple prim version of this icon without quotes is also available at our store.) There are 73 quotes in total. Some sample quotes:

- Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.

- Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

- And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

- Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

ABOUT ICONS

Icons are stylized representations of Christ, the Saints, episodes in Holy History, and other Biblical themes. They are used in devotion by Eastern Orthodox Christians, Oriental Orthodox Christans, and Christians in the Churches of the East. Unlike much Western religious art, they do not aim at realistic depictions, but images that attempt to bring us in touch with spiritual realities. They are sometimes described as “windows into heaven” (hence the name of our brand). They are neither simply works of art nor things to be worshipped as idols, but vehicles through which God can communicate something of the Divine Mysteries to the human soul. As such, the Orthodox view them as sacred objects to be venerated (but, again, not worshipped).

There are icons that depict Christ, the Saints, episodes in the Bible and in Christian history, and other basic Christian themes. These various themes, or MOTIFS, have been painted (or “written”) by many iconographers. The style of many of the motifs is highly stylized, so that there is a great deal of resemblance between, say, different icons of the Crucifixion or Resurrection.

ABOUT THIS ICON

This icon depicts the Apostle Paul, the author of many of the letters of the New Testament. Originally known as Saul of Tarsus, he was first a persecutor of Christians until the risen Christ appeared to him on the road to Damascus, whereupon he was converted and went on to become an important Christian evangelist and teacher and came to be regarded as an Apostle. Paul preached the Gospel and started churches in a number of cities in Asia (Turkey), Greece, and Italy before being martyred in Rome. Many of the books of the New Testament are letters that he wrote to the Christian communities around the Mediterranean or to their leaders. This SL icon displays quotes from these letters when touched.

The original of this icon is dated from 1550 and is from the collection of the Church-Archaeological Office of the Moscow Theological Academy. It can be found at Wikimedia Commons at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Paul_the_Apostle.jpg

ABOUT US

Windows Into Heaven produces icons for use in Second Life: both “talking” icons and basic or “mute” icons which are simple prim images. We use only images that are in public domain. Our icons are sold at nominal cost, so that they may be widely used. All icons can be edited by the buyer with respect to size and orientation, but the image (and in the case of “talking” icons, the text and script) cannot be edited. Please note the copy/transfer permissions for the particular icon.

Our icons should not be resold in either their original or modified form, though Transfer-enabled icons may be passed along to another user.

If you have questions about our icons or problems with your purchase, please contact RublevTheIconographer by IM.

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