Allegorical signifiers in Christian texts and images, appearing individually or as a contrasting pair focalizing fundamental salvation-historical statements. In their juxtaposition, Ecclesia (Church) and Synagoga (Synagogue) express a hierarchical relationship. The younger Church is distinguished positively from the older Synagogue, the “New Testament” from the “Old,” the Christians from the Jews. Ecclesia et Synagoga as an instrument of Christian teaching are central to a typological salvation-historical interpretation of the world that became a…