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Miracles in the Life of Christ Late classical representations of Christ's miracles are often funerary in nature and focus on resurrection themes, but such themes are also favored in non-funerary pieces. Thus we see much of the raising of Lazarus, Noah (whose flood is a type of baptism), Jonah ("born again" after three days in the great fish), and survivors such as Daniel in the lions' den and the three men in the fiery furnace. Examples: At left, 4th-century catacombs painting, Christ and the Samaritan Woman Another image of the Samaritan Woman with Christ: Miracles seen on the 4th-century sarcophagus of Marcus Claudianus: Menu |