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  1. New Testament

John


The Genesis Cycle, from the Moutier-Grandval Bible by Unknown French artist (Tours)
Byzantine Icon of Christ by Unknown Byzantine artist
St John the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary, from a Copto-Arabic Gospel by Unknown Coptic artist

The Word

John 1:1–13

Apse mosaic of the Transfiguration by Unknown artist
Surrexit Alleluia by Eric Gill
Christ in Emmaus, from The Small Passion by Albrecht Dürer

The Word Became Flesh

John 1:14–18

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(Mis)Identifying the Prophet

John 1:19–31

Christ speaks to the multitudes about John the Baptist, from a 'Commentary on the Gospels' by William of Nottingham Unknown English artist
The Baptism, from The Benedictional of St Æthelwold by The Baptism, from The Benedictional of St Æthelwold
John the Baptist Testifying the Nativity to the People, from a Franciscan Misssal by Unknown artist [Paris]

Agnus Dei

John 1:32–39

Christ and the Samaritan Woman by Lavinia Fontana
Christ and the Samaritan Woman by Unknown artist
The Woman at the Well by Diego Rivera

The Woman at the Well

John 4:1–42

Christ at the Pool of Bethesda by William Hogarth
Drawing from the Bethesda series (Pool) by Trevor Nickolls
Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, New York by Emma Stebbins

The Pool of Bethesda

John 5:1–18

Jesus and Peter on the Water by Paula Jordan
Christ Walking on the Water (Calling of Saint Peter) by Philipp Otto Runge
The Drowning Dog by Francisco de Goya

Walking on the Water

Matthew 14:22–33; Mark 6:45–52; John 6:16–21

No. 4: Christ is beaten defending a homosexual, from the series Christ in New York by Duane Michals
Bride by Shqipe Kamberi
Writing in the Dust by Roger Wagner

The Woman Caught in Adultery

John 7:53–8:11

Jesus the Sing’anga by Thomas Mpira
The Healing of the Blind Man and the Raising of Lazarus by Master of Santa María de Taüll
Jesus the Apothecary, from the Chants Royaux Sur La Conception Couronne du Puy de Rouen by Unknown French artist

The Healing of the Blind Man

John 9

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Imaging the Trinity

John 10:22–42

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‘I am the Resurrection and the Life’

John 11:1–44

Entry into Jerusalem, from T'oros Roslin Gospels by T'oros Ṙoslin
Entry to Jerusalem, from the Kebran Gospels by Unknown Ethiopian artist
The Entry into Jerusalem by Unknown artist, Egypt

Christ’s Triumphal Entry

Matthew 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–10; Luke 19:29–40; John 12:12–19

Manu-Kahu by Brett a'Court
Victory Over Death 2 by Colin McCahon
Christ on the Cross by Albrecht Dürer

Losing Life and Finding Life

John 12:20–36

Foot reliquary of Saint Blaise by Workshop of Hugo d’Oignies
Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet by Ford Madox Brown
Base and feet of a colossus in the name of Amenophis III by Unknown artist, Ancient Egypt

Washing the Disciples’ Feet

John 13:1–20

The Last Supper, from the Maestà by Duccio
Iscariot Blues by Chris Ofili
The Upper Room by Chris Ofili

The Apostle Judas

Matthew 26:20–25; Mark 14:17–21; Luke 22:14, 21–27; John 13:21–30

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Finding and Abiding

John 14:1–17

Christ the True Vine icon by Unknown Greek school
Vertumnus by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Great Britain 50p D-Day Coin First Day Cover (6th June 1994) to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of D-Day by John W. Mills and the British Army Film and Photographic Unit

Subversive Horticulture

John 15:1–17

Pentecost by Sadao Watanabe
Saint Sebastian by Sodoma [Giovanni Antonio Bazzi]
Study for Two Youths Enter Upon a Pilgrimage by Thomas Cole

The Disciples and the World

John 15:18–27

Christ Taking Leave of His Disciples, from the Maestà by Duccio
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Presence Beyond Absence

John 16:16–24

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A Consecration Prayer

John 17

The Betrayal of Christ by Anthony van Dyck
The Treachery of Images (This is Not a Pipe) by René Magritte
The Betrayal of Christ by Unknown Byzantine artist

The Betrayal of Christ

Matthew 26:47–56; Mark 14:43–52; Luke 22:47–53; John 18:1–11

Vinicius Silva de Almeida [Vinicius S.A] by Rembrandt van Rijn
Tears of Saint Peter (Lagrimas de São Pedro) by Vinicius Silva de Almeida [Vinicius S.A]
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter by Michelangelo Buonarroti

Peter’s Denial of Christ

Matthew 26:69–75; Mark 14:66–72; Luke 22:54–62; John 18:15–18, 25–27

The Crowning with Thorns by Anthony van Dyck
Crown of Thorns by Marcos del Carpio [attrib.]
Christ Bound and Crowned with Thorns by Andrea Solario

The Crowning and Robing

Matthew 27:27–31; Mark 15:16–20; John 19:1–3

Ecce Homo by Melchiorre d'Enrico
Ecce Homo by Mark Wallinger
Christ Crowned with Thorns (Ecce Homo), and the Mourning Virgin by Adrien Ysenbrandt

Ecce Homo

John 19:4–5

The Entombment (The Seilern Triptych) by Robert Campin
Road to Calvary, Crucifixion, and Descent into Limbo by Andrea da Firenze (Andrea di Bonaiuto)
The Descent from the Cross by Jacopo Sansovino

The Two Thieves

Matthew 27:38, 44; Mark 15:27, 32; Luke 23:33, 39–43; John 19:18

White Crucifixion by Marc Chagall
Bedouin Crucifixion by Ygael Tumarkin
Untitled (The Crucified) by Mosche Castel

Reinscribing The Cross

Matthew 27:37; Mark 15:26; Luke 23:38; John 19:19-22

The Crucifixion by Andrea Mantegna
Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Agony in the Garden, the Crucifixion, and the Descent into Limbo by Andrea Vanni
The Passion and Crucifixion of Christ by Bernardino Luini

The Casting of Lots

Matthew 27:35–36; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:23–25a

Christ Carrying the Cross and the Virgin Mary Swooning by Boccaccino Boccaccio
The Crucifixion by Lorenzo Lotto
The Crucifixion by Jacopo di Cione

The Virgin and the Cross

John 19:26–27

Lamentation over the Dead Christ by Andrea Mantegna
The Entombment (or Christ being carried to his Tomb) by Michelangelo Buonarroti
Invisible Mother by Urs Fischer

The Burial of Christ

Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42

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Rotunda of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Mary Magdalene by Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo

Mary Magdalene at the Tomb

John 20:1–16

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Noli Me Tangere

John 20:11–18

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Doubting Thomas

John 20:24–31

Saint Peter and Saint John Run to the Sepulchre by James Tissot
The Last Supper by Plautilla Nelli
St John the Theologian, the Feast Day of 26 September, The Calendar cycle (or Menologion cycle) by Unknown artist

The Beloved Disciple

John 21:20–25


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