Because they had no alternative artistic tradition of their own to draw from, early representations of Christ often show him as ______.
A)a Roman Emperor
B)the Good Shepherd
C)a young man like the Greek god Apollo
D)both b and c are correct
E)none of these are correct

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Early representations of Christ often showed him as the Good Shepherd or a young man like the Greek god Apollo because there was no alternative artistic tradition of their own to draw from, and these images were familiar and recognizable to the people at that time. However, some representations also depicted Christ as a Roman Emperor, particularly during the Byzantine period when Christianity became the official state religion of the Roman Empire.

Because They Had No Alternative Artistic Tradition of Their Own