A Temple Destroyed Individual commentary by Sam Wells … thirst for blood, and so I shall’ ( Histories 1: 214). Mary is depicted piercing the head of Satan, while bearing a …
Sanhedrin by the Lagoon Individual commentary by Pablo Perez d'Ors … cycle painted by Vittore Carpaccio between 1510 and 1520 to decorate the Scuola’s late-fifteenth century chapel—the …
When Kindred Live Together Individual commentary by Alison Gray … are woven throughout these psalms (e.g. 122:8; 127:3–5; 128:3, 6; 131:2), fostering in the pilgrims’ imaginations a picture of …
The Tantalizing Tongue Individual commentary by Rod Pattenden … ear. References Garibay, Emmanuel . 2011. Where God is: The Paintings of Emmanuel Garibay , New Haven: …
A Loss of Control Individual commentary by Diana Lipton … Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd (1920–99) was born into an Australian artistic dynasty. His … to share the blame (cf. Numbers 20:2, 10, 12), all the pressure is on Moses, and it’s apparently more than he can …
God, not Gods Individual commentary by Andrew Davison … for instance, by Ovid in Metamorphoses 8.611–724) in which the same pair of gods for whom Paul and Barnabas … a pagan story with a moral parallel to Hebrews 13:2). This incident at Lystra became a remarkably popular theme in … against idols (1 Samuel 12:21; Jeremiah 51:18). Thus, they offer a theological critique of the way that artistic …
Spreading the Joy Individual commentary by Beth Williamson … whom David supposedly brought together for this purpose (2 Samuel 6:1). In the lower register, the Ark is carried to … (e.g. Pseudo-Ambrose [Maximus of Turin], Sermon 42.5) as representative of the Virgin Mary. The Ark contained the … 1:43). The verse in Luke is itself an echo of 2 Samuel 6:9, when David asks, ‘How can the Ark of the Lord come into my …
A Little Apocalypse Writ Large Individual commentary by Eric C. Smith … danger—proliferate (vv.21–22). In this chapter Jesus is not only predicting violence but also rattling a sabre, citing …
‘A Mother in Israel’ Individual commentary by Lauren Beversluis … and Maura Zátonyi OSB. 2011. Geschaut im Lebendigen Licht—Die Miniaturen des Liber Scivias der Hildegard von Bingen , …
An Unbroken Line, Almost Severed Individual commentary by Tom L. Freudenheim … called the Sacrifice of Isaac, as described in Genesis 22:1–19. Abraham may be looking up listening to God or the … beside him, who had blessed Abram (Genesis 14:18–20) before God named him Abraham (Genesis 17:5). Moses is the …
Seeing the Wood for the Trees Individual commentary by Simon Ravenscroft … regulations based in oral tradition (Hooker 2001: 103). Jesus’s followers are accused of breaching these extra rules. … not humankind for the sabbath’ (Mark 2:27 NRSV)—and human need takes priority over ritual observance—‘I desire mercy, and …
The Woman of His Dreams Individual commentary by Melissa Raphael … a visual interpretation of the creation of Eve in Genesis 2. Here, God does not seem to have fashioned her from one of … one of his ribs? Feminists have long observed of Genesis 2 that for a woman to have been ‘birthed’ from a vulva-like … References Epstein, Marc Michael. 2011. The Medieval Haggadah: Art, Narrative, and Religious Imagination (New Haven: …
Angels in the Eaves Individual commentary by Rodolfo Galvan Estrada III … and hosted Xavier as a guest (Carvalho 2012: 1). He commissioned from Xavier a manuscript about Christ called MirʼāT … they are eager to serve (Carvalho 2012: 108–09). The painting also features a woman at the door, ready to receive …
Push and Pull Individual commentary by Zara Worth … I find it exhilarating and inspirational. (2007: 96) In Hirst’s work and words, we find a conflicting push and pull … get through it. (Fitzmyer 1985: 1023) Like Hirst in Andalucía, those who are strangers will not necessarily succeed in … According to Luke, 10 – 24 (London: Yale University Press) … Derek Hirst … Derek Hirst … Puerta Grande De Oro … Zara …
A Woman Attacked Individual commentary by Cheryl Exum … Marshall, Faulkner and Company between 1861 and 1862 by Colonel William James Gillum in memory of his great … a partner in the firm, completed the designs in 1862. The window is arranged in three lancets of four panels … Sheffield Academic Press), pp. 315–42 … Edward Burne-Jones … Edward Burne-Jones … Scene from The Song of Songs … …
Feet Last Individual commentary by Andrew Louth … wanted to see on his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1523 (Munitiz & Endean 1996: 35). In contrast to the message of … and therefore not fully representable (Kessler 2000: 132; Deshman 1997). Christ is no longer here on the earth. As the …
By Still Waters Individual commentary by Natasha O’Hear … 103–07). One artist is thought to have produced all its 102 illuminations. Text and image are interwoven with each … itself influenced by the Vulgate translation of Psalm 23:4. In the Vulgate translation the Hebrew word salmawet … negative experiences (see Gillingham 2018: 144–47). This more hopeful, ‘this-worldly’ Jewish interpretation of the …