Why the Name/Logo?

Why the Name?

Epikos is the greek word for Epic, which is defined as “A long narrative poem written in elevated style, in which heroes of great historical or legendary importance perform valorous deeds. The setting is vast in scope, covering great nations, the world, or the universe, and the action is important to the history of a nation or people.”

For us, our Epic is the Gospels, our legendary Hero is Jesus Christ – the lion of the tribe of Judah- and his valorous deeds are a sinless life, a horrific death, and a beautiful resurrection.

Why the Lion?

Symbols have a common theme in Christianity to represent deeper truth. Some popular symbols include the “Jesus Fish,” the lamb, and the dove. While these symbols are great expressions of biblical truth, we wanted to use the Lion. The symbolism of the lion has its beginning in the old testament with the tribe of Judah.  Jacob, the father of Judah gave his son a second name calling him a “young lion” (Gen 49:9). This symbol of a lion would later appear on the banner (flag / standard) for the tribe of Judah (Numbers 2:2).

In the New Testament, the symbol of a lion better identifies itself with Jesus Christ. In Revelation 5:5, Jesus is called “the Lion of the tribe of Judah.” In this context, Jesus is described as “prevailing.” It is this image of Jesus, that is sometimes forgotten. Not only is Jesus “the lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the word,”(Jn 1:29) he is also the returning King who will be victorious over his enemies and set everything right one day.