In my article, Latter-day Saints and religious images, I discussed the biblical and early Christian teaching about religious images, showing that, while allowed, they were never given any sort of veneration, unlike the dogmatic teachings of the Second Council of Nicea (787), a council accepted as authoritative by Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism (the Council of Trent affirmed the doctrine, for e.g.)
I recently came across the following lecture on the topic by David Bercot on the topic of the early Christian attitude towards images which is very informative, further proving that the EO and RC dogmatic teachings on this topic is contradicted, not just by Scripture, but the earliest Chrisitan writings themselves.
What the Early Christians Believed About Images and Prayers to Saints
I recently came across the following lecture on the topic by David Bercot on the topic of the early Christian attitude towards images which is very informative, further proving that the EO and RC dogmatic teachings on this topic is contradicted, not just by Scripture, but the earliest Chrisitan writings themselves.
What the Early Christians Believed About Images and Prayers to Saints