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A Very Byzantine Journey Discovering the New Testament Story through Icons and Pilgrimage, by J. Richard Smith Sterling Silver Crosses this Beginner’s Guide to theFrom the earliest days of the Church, Christians have used icons, images of Christ, to engage with the story of their faith. However, icons are far more than ancient pictures of Jesus: they are windows on the holy and transcendental, and they tell the New Testament story in a way that makes it real even to those exploring it from a distance. Knowing that this is a story based in geographical fact, J. Richard Smith has visited many of the places where