The Good Shepherd

Japanese: 善き羊飼い - よきひつじかい
The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd is a reference to Jesus Christ. It is based on the metaphor of the lost sheep and the shepherd in the New Testament. It is a common subject in early Christian art, with a shepherd in the center and a flock of sheep surrounding him, and a statue of a young man carrying a lamb on his back.

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Japanese:
イエス・キリストのこと。〈善き牧者〉ともいい,英語でGood Shepherd。新約聖書の迷える羊と牧者の比喩(ひゆ)による。画題としては初期キリスト教美術に多く現れ,中央に牧者を置き周囲に羊の群を配した構図の絵や,小羊を背負う若者の像がつくられた。

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