Star of Bethlehem by Elihu Vedder — oil on canvas, approximately 36 x 45 inches, 1879-80. Image by Milwaukee Art Museum. January 6, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year AIsaiah 60:1-6 • Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 • Ephesians 3:1-12 • Matthew 2:1-12 View Lectionary Image description: A realistic depiction of a vast landscape and sky. The foreground …
Elijah on the Fiery Chariot by Unknown Artist — 39 x 25 inches, 16th century, Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, Russia. June 26, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year C2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14Psalm 77:1-2, 11-201 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21Psalm 16Galatians 5:1, 13-25Luke 9:51-62View Lectionary …and Elisha abandoned his oxen and chased after Elijah.Elisha: Before I leave, allow me …
Vision of the New Jerusalem, Donald Jackson, ©2011 The Saint John’s Bible, Saint John’s University, Collegeville, Minnesota, USA. - This link to the Abbey blog will allow you to open and explore the image in another window as I do not have permission to post it. You will be able to click on the image …
The Angel shows Saint John the Fountain of Living Water, from the Apocalypse by Jean Duvet (1485–after 1561) — engraving, 12 1/16 x 8 5/8 inches, no date. May 22, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CActs 16:9-15Psalm 67Revelation 21:10,22 - 22:5John 14:23-29 or John 5:1-9View Lectionary I am learning that for many serious European artists …
The New Jerusalem by Gustave Doré, woodcut engraving completed by H. Pisan, originally published in France, 1865. May 15, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CActs 11:1-18Psalm 148Revelation 21:1-6John 13:31-35View Lectionary Years ago, I organized a display of Bibles for Lent and Easter. The largest Bible in the collection was brought by a woman and this …
Palms by Victor Delhez — copper plate engraving, 13 x 15.7 inches, after 1956Link to website May 8, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CActs 9:36-43Psalm 23Revelation 7:9-17John 10:22-30View Lectionary The scene is impressive… Set in the New Jerusalem, a massive crowd of white-robed palm bearers makes its way down a street and straight into the …
The Adoration of the Lamb, from The Apocalypse by Albrecht Dürer — woodcut, 17 3/8 x 12 inches, 1498 May 1, 2022 Lectionary Texts — Year CActs 9:1-6 (7-20)Psalm 30Revelation 5:11-14John 21:1-19View Lectionary This week, I bring you another image rising out of the rich imagery of John’s Book of Revelation. My church fellowship has …
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