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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)

New Testament
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 2022: Stations of the Cross
Rotunda of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Unknown artist , Rotunda of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Consecrated 335, demolished 1009, rebuilt 1048 , Jerusalem, Israel , © MFletcher
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The Lord is My Shepherd

Psalms 23

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Plucking Grain on the Sabbath

Matthew 12:1–8; Mark 2:23–28; Luke 6:1–5

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Heirs According to Promise

Galatians 3:23–4:7

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