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<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <meta name="Author" content="Felix Just, S.J."> <meta name="Classification" content="Religion, Christianity, Bible"> <meta name="Description" content="Christian Symbols by Rudolf Koch"> <meta name="keywords" content="Christian art, symbols, cross, chi rho, inri, evangelists, monogram, angels, cross, animal symbols, Rudolph Koch"> <title>Rudolf Koch: Christian Symbols</title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="#0000FF" vlink="#800080" alink="#FF0000" background="../Backgrounds/bluesand.jpg" nosave> Christian Symbols drawn by Rudolf Koch (1876-1934) with the collaboration of Fritz Kredel (1900-1973) From the book <a href="http://www.arionpress.com/catalog/049.htm" target="_blank">Christian Symbols</a> (trans. Kevin Ahern; San Francisco: <a href="http://www.arionpress.com/catalog/049.htm" target="_blank">Arion Press</a>, 1996). According to the original wishes of the artist, with the permission of his estate, and due to the generosity of Andrew Hoyem (publisher of Arion Press), all 158 images in the published collection may be used freely and without further permission. The following images were compiled by Fr. Felix Just, S.J. Most of the original German captions have been removed for easier use on this website. You may freely use these digital images on your own webpages; but if you really like them or if you use many of them, please also consider purchasing a copy of the complete book from <a href="http://www.arionpress.com/catalog/049.htm" target="_blank">Arion Press</a>. Categories: <a href="#OT">Old Testament</a> | <a href="#NT">New Testament</a> | <a href="#Monograms">Monograms</a> | <a href="#Evang">Evangelists & Angels</a> | <a href="#Jesus">Life of Jesus</a> | <a href="#Cross">Cross</a> | <a href="#Animals">Animal Symbols</a> | <a href="#Graphics">Graphic Images </a> <hr WIDTH="100%"> <a name="OT"></a>Old Testament <table WIDTH="90%" BORDER="1" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" > <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-001.gif" width="200" height="120"> The Tetragrammaton (YHWH: The Divine Name)</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-002.gif" width="200" height="177"> The Eye of God</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-015.gif" width="200" height="181"> The Lord is My Light</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-003.gif" width="182" height="200"> The Seven-Branched Candlestick</td> </tr> <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-006.gif" width="200" height="199"> Noah's Ark</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-007.gif" width="200" height="193"> The Tablets of the Law</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-009.gif" width="96" height="200"> The Sacrifice of the Old Covenant</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-019.gif" width="200" height="144"> The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit</td> </tr> </table> <a name="NT"></a>New Testament <table WIDTH="90%" BORDER="1" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-020.gif" width="177" height="200"> The Church as a Temple</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-021.gif" width="200" height="201"> The Church as a Ship</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-022.gif" width="153" height="200"> The Divine Meal</td> </tr> <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-025.gif" width="175" height="200"> The Word of God</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-027.gif" width="200" height="126"> Old and New Testaments</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-036.gif" width="200" height="175"> The Epistles of St. Paul</td> </tr> <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-031.gif" width="200" height="200"> The Light Shines in Darkness</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-032.gif" width="152" height="200"> The Vine and the Branches</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-035.gif" width="200" height="200"> The Crown of Thorns</td> </tr> <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-030.gif" width="150" height="200"> Two Columns from Milan</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-033.gif" width="168" height="200"> Alpha and Omega: The Gospel Book Enthroned </td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-034.gif" width="143" height="200"> The Mercy Seat</td> </tr> <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-040.gif" width="200" height="183"> The Holy Trinity</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-041.gif" width="200" height="201"> The Holy Trinity</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-042.gif" width="156" height="200"> The Holy Trinity</td> </tr> </table> <a name="Monograms"></a>The Monogram <table WIDTH="90%" BORDER="1" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" > <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-045.gif" width="144" height="200"> Chi Rho (Monogram of Christ)</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-047.gif" width="200" height="201"> Monogram from the Catacombs</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-048.gif" width="200" height="200"> Monogram of Christ with I-C (Jesus Savior)</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-053.gif" width="200" height="200"> Sun-Disk Monogram</td> </tr> <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-054.gif" width="190" height="200"> Monogram of Jesus</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-055.gif" width="130" height="200"> Monogram of Jesus</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-058.gif" width="200" height="197"> Jesus Christ Conquers</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-057.gif" width="200" height="201"> The Four Evangelists</td> </tr> </table> <a name="Evang" id="Evang"></a>Evangelists and Angels <table WIDTH="90%" BORDER="1" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" > <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td width="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-59-sm.jpg" width="142" height="204"> St. Matthew</td> <td width="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-60-sm.jpg" width="155" height="167"> St. Mark</td> <td width="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-61-sm.jpg" width="169" height="187"> St. Luke</td> <td width="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-62-sm.jpg" width="172" height="182"> St. John</td> </tr> <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td width="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-063.gif" width="142" height="200"> An Angel</td> <td width="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-065.gif" width="147" height="200"> Archangel Michael</td> <td width="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-066.gif" width="143" height="200"> Archangel Gabriel</td> <td width="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-067.gif" width="150" height="200"> Archangel Raphael</td> </tr> </table> <a name="Jesus"></a>The Life of Jesus <table WIDTH="90%" BORDER="1" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" > <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-069.gif" width="157" height="200"> The Nativity</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-070.gif" width="112" height="200"> The Baptism</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-071.gif" width="121" height="200"> The Temptation</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-072.gif" width="200" height="201"> The Wedding at Cana</td> </tr> <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-073.gif" width="111" height="200"> Come Unto Me</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-074.gif" width="174" height="200"> Nine Beatitudes of the Sermon on the Mount</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-076.gif" width="174" height="200"> The Feeding of the 5000</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-077.gif" width="146" height="200"> The Wise and Foolish Virgins</td> </tr> <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-079.gif" width="195" height="200"> Jesus and the Seventy</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-081.gif" width="101" height="200"> The Last Supper</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-082.gif" width="200" height="188"> The Washing of the Feet</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-083.gif" width="200" height="186"> Jesus in Gethsemane</td> </tr> <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-087.gif" width="196" height="200"> The Flagellation</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-088.gif" width="166" height="200"> The Crucifixion</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-089.gif" width="129" height="200"> The Empty Cross</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-091.gif" width="130" height="200"> The Deposition</td> </tr> </table> <a name="Cross"></a>The Cross <table WIDTH="90%" BORDER="1" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" > <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-099.gif" width="200" height="201"> Romanesque Consecration Cross</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-100.gif" width="200" height="200"> Carolingian Cross</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-102.gif" width="200" height="200"> Jesus Sends Forth the Twelve</td> </tr> <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-103.gif" width="160" height="200"> Lord, Have Mercy</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-107.gif" width="200" height="200"> Jerusalem Cross</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-108.gif" width="200" height="201"> Cross from Quedlinburg</td> </tr> <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-109.gif" width="166" height="200"> Cross from St. Ludger in Helmstedt</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-110.gif" width="180" height="200"> Rex-Lux-Dux-Pax (King-Light-Lord-Peace)</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-111.gif" width="200" height="201"> Tau Cross with Alpha and Omega</td> </tr> <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-114.gif" width="200" height="201"> From a Romanesque Bell: Christ and the Four Evangelists</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-118.gif" width="200" height="201"> Coptic Cross</td> <td WIDTH="33%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-124.gif" width="191" height="200"> Cross with Crown, Key, Sword, Hammer</td> </tr> </table> <a name="Animals"></a>Animal Symbols in the New Testament <table WIDTH="90%" BORDER="1" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" > <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-134.gif" width="200" height="178"> The Pelican, a symbol of Christ's sacrificial death</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-135.gif" width="200" height="174"> The Power of Darkness, Vanquished by Jesus Christ</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-136.gif" width="170" height="200"> The Lamb That Was Slain</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-137.gif" width="188" height="200"> The Lamb of the Passion</td> </tr> <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-138.gif" width="200" height="152"> The Triumphant Lamb & Book with Seven Seals</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-140.gif" width="144" height="200"> Greek ΙΧΘΥΣ (fish)</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-142.gif" width="173" height="200"> The Fish (Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior)</td> <td WIDTH="25%"><img border="0" SRC="../Symbols/Koch-151.gif" width="155" height="200"> The Heavenly Jerusalem</td> </tr> </table> <a name="Graphics"></a>Graphic Images <table WIDTH="90%" BORDER="1" align="center" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" > <tr ALIGN=center VALIGN="bottom"> <td WIDTH="25%" align="center"> <img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-152.gif" width="181" height="200"> Jesus Christ, God's Son, Savior</td> <td WIDTH="25%" align="center"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-155.gif" width="200" height="87"> Amate!  =  Love!</td> <td WIDTH="25%" align="center"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-157.gif" width="200" height="178"> The Triceps (Nordic symbol of divine power)</td> <td WIDTH="25%" align="center"><img border="0" src="../Symbols/Koch-156.gif" width="152" height="200"> Endless Knot  (German symbol of eternity)</td> </tr> </table> <hr WIDTH="100%"> Related Websites: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.moorstation.org/Koch_Memorial/" target="_blank">Rudolf Koch: Ein virtuelles Denkmal</a> - a "virtual memorial" (in German) created in 2004 on the 70th anniversary of Koch's death (when his work became part of the "public domain," according to German copyright law); with free downloadable fonts</li> <li><a href="http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9045849" target="_blank">Rudolf Koch</a> - Encyclopaedia Britannica article</li> </ul> <hr> Thanks also to Patrick Carroll, one of my student assistants at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, who helped create a previous version of this webpage in 2000. <a href="../index.html">Return to the Homepage of Felix Just, S.J.</a> This page was last updated on April 2, 2016 <a href="../Bible/index.html"> <img border="0" src="../Images/Enter.gif" alt="Electronic New Testament Educational Resources" width="250" height="45"></a> <center>  <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">var site="sm7ENTER"</script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="http://sm7.sitemeter.com/js/counter.js?site=sm7ENTER"> </script> <noscript> <a 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