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  1. New Testament

1 Peter


Waterfall of the Misty Dawn by Pat Steir
Alchemy 50 (Alquimia 50) by Olga de Amaral
The Disciples Peter and John Run to the Sepulchre the Morning of the Resurrection (Les disciples Pierre et Jean courant au Sépulcre le matin de la Résurrection) by Eugène Burnand

Where Angels Long to Look

1 Peter 1:1–12

Theodor Metochites presenting model of the church of the Chora to Christ by Unknown artist
Rondanini Pietà by Michelangelo Buonarroti
Wooden Reliquary Box with Stones from the Holy Land by Unknown Syrian or Palestinian artist

A Living Stone and a Chosen People

1 Peter 2:1–10

Bowl-Bearing Figure by Unknown Congolese artist
Ecce Homo, from the Stations of the Cross by Margaret Adams Parker
The Dying Gaul by Unknown Roman artist

Examples of Suffering

1 Peter 2:11–25

Yellow Crucifixion by Marc Chagall
Christ appearing to Saint Peter on the Appian Way (Domine, Quo Vadis?) by Annibale Carracci
The Last Judgement by The Last Judgement

Finding Meaning in Suffering

1 Peter 4:12–19

Consecration of St Augustine by Jaime Huguet
Good Shepherd by Unknown artist [Syria]
The Repentant St Peter by El Greco

The Pastures of God’s Love

1 Peter 5


James 2 Peter

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