The Rod of His Mouth Individual commentary by Peter S. Hawkins … warlord Christ who wields a rod of iron (Revelation 2:27; 12:5; 19:15 ); and a ‘sharp two-edged sword’ (Revelation 1:16), …
The Elder Individual commentary by Allen Dwight Callahan … the second century, the Church Father Irenaeus (c.130–c.202 CE) wrote to repudiate his adversaries’ claim to the … the three short pieces of epistolary prose called 1, 2, and 3 John positioned near the tail end of the canon. But the …
Can You Spot the Hero? Individual commentary by Devon Abts … created by created by Ephraim Mose Lilien (1874–1925), a Jewish artist born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to … courage, strength, and natural beauty’ (Gossman 2004: 49) through fresh interpretations of the Jewish Scriptures. … of deliverance in the book of Joshua (2:18)—becomes a noose on which Rahab hangs for betraying her people. This cord …
Creating a Memorial Individual commentary by Mark Scarlata … as a memorial to the Lord at Gilgal (Joshua 4:1–9, 19–24). The stones are for future generations, to remind them that … that you may fear the LORD your God forever’ (v.24). The erecting of a memorial ( matsevah in Hebrew) at important … Jacob set up a stone pillar at Bethel ( Genesis 28:18 ), Moses created twelve pillars at the base of Sinai (Exodus …
You Shall Eat the Plants of the Field Individual commentary by Ben Quash … References Jones, Jonathan. 2003. ‘Portrait of the Week: The Potato Eaters, Vincent van Gogh (1885), 11 January 2003’, www.theguardian.com , [accessed 16 June 2022] Sensier, Alfred. 1881. La Vie et l’œuvre de J.F. Millet (Paris: A. Quantin) Van Gogh, …
Stranger from Another World Individual commentary by Norman J. Girardot … Howard Finster (1915/16–2001) was a charismatic Southern Baptist preacher who became a visionary ‘painter of sacred art’ (Girardot 2015: 128ff.), and is a key figure in the emergence of ‘outsider art’. …
Turning Deep Darkness Into Morning Comparative commentary by Jennifer Allen Craft … and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream’ (5:24). While Amos prophetically speaks to the injustice within the … demand here is justice (Heschel 2001: 42). Amos knows that the prophetic calling is to motivate the actions of the people …
A Fell Swoop Comparative commentary by Itay Sapir … described in Exodus 11 ahead of its realization in Exodus 12, presents particular challenges to visual artists. While …
‘Fruitful in the Land of my Affliction’ Comparative commentary by Susan Docherty … in the whole Pentateuch’ (Speiser 1964: 292). Genesis 41 is widely regarded as the very centre of this dramatic tale … a central role (vv.47–57; Wenham 2000: 389). These three acts are represented in turn in this exhibition. Two of the …
Viewpoints of Destruction Comparative commentary by Alyssa Elliott … of the oppressed against their oppressors (Brueggemann 2003: 196). This passage describes a violent end to both the … Walter and Tod Linafelt. 2003. An Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and Christian Imagination … John Knox Press) Roberts, J.J.M. 2015. First Isaiah: A Commentary (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press) … Alyssa Elliott … …
Division That Unites and the Paradoxes of Christian Art Comparative commentary by Donato Loia … with all of [hu]mankind’ (De Botton 2011: 32). This broader connection risks becoming abstract without the grounding … love’ (Ratzinger 2000: 208). This love demands strength, courage, and the absence of fear—echoing Christ’s …
Carnality, Crusade, and Conquest Comparative commentary by Michele Luigi Vescovi … Lot, Abram’s nephew, who was living in Sodom (vv.11–12; c.f. Genesis 13:11–13). Alerted to the event, Abram gathers … 2000: 70–71). The mosaic from the floor of the parish church of Casale Monferrato (c.1150), was once part of an … 61–98). The third example appears on the parchment of the royal psalter made for King Louis IX (c.1260). The same …
Striving after Wind Comparative commentary by Chloë Reddaway … the potential of wisdom, folly, and pleasure (1:17; 2:1). Through his experimental philosophy, he seeks to … him (1:13), and identifying what constitutes a good life (2:3). When Qohelet creates an Edenic royal garden, filled … expansion, and expressed virility (Brown 2000: 32). Bartolomeo Bimbi’s painting of citrus fruit from the …
Reconnoitring Rahab Comparative commentary by Devon Abts … The story of Rahab is recorded in Joshua 2:1–21 and 6:17, 22–25. During a reconnaissance mission to Jericho, two …