Cymbals and Self-enclosure Individual commentary by Alison Milbank … active love as ‘a more excellent way’ (1 Corinthians 12:31) is part of an extended discussion about how Christians are …
What Kind of Light is This? Individual commentary by Johann Hinrich Claussen … Caspar David Friedrich created this small painting in 1825. It is called Woman Climbing up to the Light and shows … Hofmann, Werner. 2000. Caspar David Friedrich (New York: Thames and Hudson) … Caspar David Friedrich … Read by …
Unsettling Houses Individual commentary by Simon Ravenscroft … in that space (Barlow & Fecteau: 2013–14). In the case of untitled: slidingupturnedhouse , the viewer might … and Vincent Fecteau. 2013–14. ‘Phyllida Barlow and Vincent Fecteau’, BOMB 126: 48–57 … Phyllida Barlow … Phyllida Barlow … untitled: slidingupturnedhouse … Simon Ravenscroft … …
Buying on Loan Individual commentary by Deborah Lewer … faithful worshipper should embody (Brueggemann & Bellinger 2014: 82). Among the qualities of those who would ‘walk blamelessly, and do what is right’ (15:2) is that they ‘do not lend money at interest’ (15:5). In …
Whose Words? Individual commentary by Vittorio Montemaggi … by Christ to his disciples in John 16:16–24. By speaking Christ’s words, Beatrice blurs easy distinctions between …
A Turncoat Individual commentary by Ayla Lepine … composition of the edict’ (Barton and Muddiman 2012: 648; see Esther 8:8–9). Esther is both regal and, momentarily, … of woven threads (Rosenfeld and Smith 2007: 154). A gift between contemporary male leaders becomes a glossy, …
The Morning After Individual commentary by Jennifer Moldenhauer … the painting by the Italian artist Orazio Gentileschi (1562–1640) is characterized by clear restraint. There is no … by burning sulphur in the Jordan plain ( Genesis 19:24 ). The Bible is silent about what exactly happens to Lot … anti-Moabite tendencies (e.g. Deuteronomy 23:3–6), which probably have their roots in the wars between Judah / …
Danger and Therapy Individual commentary by Natalie Carnes … in Exodus 34 but the Moses described in Exodus 32, descending unnoticed to the dancing and noise (vv.17–19). Placed … presence. As art historian Richard Neer (2006) has argued, this is an image that warns about the dangers of images, … and traces. References Neer, Richard T. 2006. ‘Poussin and the Ethics of Imitation’, Memoirs of the American …
Longing for a Just Order Individual commentary by William A. Dyrness … In this central section of Isaiah 28, the prophet exposes the folly of Israel. Though they should be able to … relax and trust in YHWH’s providence (v.12), they followed the advice of inebriated priests and made a covenant with … their shelter’ (Goldingay 2014: 137). To establish this place of security God promises ‘a sure foundation’ (v.16) …
That Difficult Son Individual commentary by Caleb Froehlich … in Simone Martini’s Christ Discovered in the Temple (1342) indicates, if it is not already apparent, that this … Mary’s question to the twelve-year-old Jesus in Luke 2:48: ‘Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and … for what he has put them through (Edwards 2015: 95). Simone’s painting, however, may present us with a different …
A Schematic of the End Times Individual commentary by Andrew T. Coates … Clarence Larkin (1850–1924) was a mechanical drafter and Baptist minister from … to be ‘history written in advance’ (Larkin 1920: 5). They used the details of biblical prophecy to understand when and … (labelled 'Anti-Christ') mentioned in 2 Thessalonians 2:3–10. With small arrows, Larkin connects this image with two …
Après le Déluge Individual commentary by Stefania Gerevini … Mosaics of San Marco in Venice , 2 vols (Chicago: University of Chicago Press) … Unknown artist … Read by Lydia Ayoade …
The Shepherd King Individual commentary by Richard Viladesau … Last Supper. References Davos, Nicole. 2008, The Loggia of Raphael: a Vatican Art Treasure (New York: Abbeville Press) Magister, Sandro. 2009. ‘The Loggia Is Still Closed, but Raphael's Bible Is Now Open to the Public, 26 June 2009’, www.chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it , [accessed 15 October 2019] … …
Gomer, My Sweet Magnolia Individual commentary by Wei Shieng Chieng … where African Americans were lynched. In Hosea 2:3, 9–10, this intimate connection between the female body, … humiliation, and occurs thrice in Hosea 2. The spiritual/religious infidelity of Israel is literally fleshed out by a … Dallow, Jessica. 2012. ‘Departures and Returns: Figuring the Mother’s body in the art of Betye and Alison Saar’, in …
Labour of Rest, Labour of Leisure Individual commentary by Simon Ravenscroft … into a ‘burdensome yoke’ (Basser and Cohen 2015: 283). This is ironic given that the Sabbath is meant to bring rest from … sanctioned (Fagg 2011: 1358). One source from the time observes how, ‘enforced leisure drowned men with its …
Susanna in Modern Missouri Individual commentary by Samantha Baskind … expression of pure filth’ (quoted in Adams 1989: 290). As Benton recalled in his autobiography, at that same … many men came to ogle the nude Susanna (Benton 1968: 28). Without the title, the subject of the work would have been … of Missouri Press) Burgard, Timothy Anglin, et al. 2005. ‘The Naked Truth’, in Masterworks of American Painting at the …
The Cross and the World Individual commentary by David W. McNutt … of an imagined city , and The Voyage of Life (1842), which allegorizes four stages of human life. In 1846, he began … they have no excuse for their sin.’ (v.22). In Cole’s painting, one of the young men takes the path of the world, …
Backroom Boy Individual commentary by Gerard Loughlin … edition of the homilies of Gregory of Nazianzus (c.329–90), a richly illustrated—and hugely expensive—manuscript … e.g. Jennings 2003) he is thought the centurion’s beloved catamite—‘ganymede or male lover’ (Burgess 1981:7). The … 14:22–33 ; for the naming of the rock—Cephas/Peter—see Matthew 16:18; John 1:42), who responds with mercy, as he does …