Visual Commentary on Scripture | VCS

Encounter the Bible through Art

Introduction to the Visual Commentary on Scripture Project

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The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise by Giovanni di Paolo — Giovanni di Paolo , The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise, 1445 , The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York , www.metmuseum.org

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Trailer for the Visual Commentary on Scripture project, featuring VCS Director Professor Ben Quash (52 sec)

Miraculous Draft of Fishes by Peter Paul Rubens — Raphael , The Miraculous Draught of Fishes (Luke 5:1–11), c.1515–16 , Royal Collection Trust , Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020

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Old Testament & Apocrypha

Mount Horeb, Sinai by Francis Frith — Francis Frith , Mount Horeb, Sinai, 1858 , The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles , Digital image courtesy of the Getty Open Content Program

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Lent Stations: Repentance & Forgiveness

Church of the Holy Sepulchre — Unknown artist , Rotunda of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Rebuilt 1048 , Jerusalem , © MFletcher

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Adam Naming the Animals

Genesis 2:18–20

The Sermon on the Mount

Matthew 5:1; 7:28–29

Letter and Spirit

2 Corinthians 3:1–11