#biblical narrative

[artandthebible]

Dead Christ Supported by Angels

Artist: Francesco Trevisani (Italian, Capodistria 1656–1746)

Date: ca. 1710

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY, United States

[simons-fanclub]

what animal would best represent Simon for a biblical painting I'm working on

lamb

dog

wolf

other (put in the comments)

Voting ended onJun 11

[preraphaelitepaintings]

Naomi and Ruth

Artist: Evelyn De Morgan (English, 1855–1919)

Date: 1887

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Property from a Distinguished Private Collection

[meisterdrucke]

I'll be honest: this engraving unsettles me, and I think that's the point. Lucas van Leyden was around 18 when he cut this plate in 1512 - and what fascinates me isn't the central drama but everything at the edges. The figure crouched on the ground, lower left, finger extended toward the main scene like a stage direction made flesh. The archway behind them all, where figures are caught in some tense confrontation nobody in the foreground seems to notice. A small shoe lies abandoned on the floor, belonging to no one. The important conversation happens up front while something ominous unfolds one room away - visible to us, irrelevant to them. Van Leyden worked with a burin directly on copper (not a woodcut - each line carved into metal, no room for error), and the crosshatching is almost absurdly refined for someone his age. Every fold of fabric has weight. It's that background scene I keep returning to. The story within the story that the room ignores. Quelle: meisterdrucke.com

[lesbian-art]

Yuri Klapouh (facebook)

[haleviyah]

Just a thought...

What if I told you that a large percent of the Pharisees of Yeshua's time actually looked out for everyone including Him instead of being scheming evil villains? What if I told you that they acted exactly opposite of what Christian media depicts?

I don't know about you, but if this is true, I'm willing to repent of my previous thought of them (the Christian thought) to understand the real narrative here.

Most of you may think I'm stupid for cutting the Pharisees more slack than the populous of the Christian realm would want, but let's be honest: you guys weren't there, and most of you don't speak the Jewish language or know their mind as much as I do, so how would you know? How could you draw a conclusion of who they are if you never been in their shoes?

How would you know who's really the bad guy or the good guy then, and what would define that? What if everything was shades of grey instead?

I may not know the answer fully, but I do know this:

The Truth is more valuable than Christianity.

Why are we willing to sacrifice the Truth to keep a false narrative and a false religion?

Why are there those who are willing to kiss His face and yet promote anti-Semitic thought for the sake of feeling like the heroes?

Is it really worth it sacrificing the Truth just to feel better about yourself; to have excuse to feel valued over other people? Would it kill you to think outside the Christian box for once, not for your sake but for His?

I'm not promoting a doctrine, but I'm just asking what if everything were taught with is a lie about these guys and other biblical characters? What if their actions were done not in spite, but they debated on what is the next move for the Messiah? What if they did have hope and everyone's best interest at heart including Yeshua and the gentiles? What if this perspective can give us a more in depth narrative to most pivotal moment in human history?

Can we just think for ourselves instead of Christianity being the new dictator or axis power of our minds?

[deicrypta]

The Abstract Machine

Welcome to my 6 book series! Featuring a main trilogy set 900-1000 years after the merging of Hell and Earth in 2075. Demons and humans breeding together over countless generations. The first novel A New World has been in development for 2 years, the entire series growing with me as I’ve come into my own as a person. It’s a coming of age story that’s more focused on making the individual believe in themselves, rife with tragedy, strategy, fantasy and violence! With giant monsters, primordial beasts, serpents and dragons! The two main characters Mali and Aoife are partners in life and battle. Together since they were little, undeniably in love with each other. This is a story about bonds to live for, bonds to die for. A tragic tale of young lovers, one homosexual, the other asexual. As they swear their bodies to battle and search for meaning in why they fight.

Also featuring an upcoming prequel trilogy(currently in short story form) set before and during the apocalypse. The story centers around a darker romance between a faerie and a human, as lost love begets blood and hunger as they struggle to survive through the end times. Warning, this series contains: Violence, lesbians, the perversion of biblical history, dragons, ghouls, angels, demons, nephilim, child abuse, dismemberment, prosthetic swords, the concept that you can be in love without sex, nerdy nephilim boys, Gods, souls, dolls, bad fathers, absent parents and so much more!

Main Trilogy

- A New World - The Path We Paved - Solace

Prequel Trilogy

- Darker Flavours - Devil’s Food - Sweet Ambrosia

Feedback is highly encouraged. This is my life’s work and I want it to be a truly great piece of art, something for all ages and to heal and disturb. Humanity bogs itself down with doubt, we all deserve to believe in the power of the self. The individual has infinite potential, it is our right to claim it.

- Tiernan Blair-Mitchell

[artandthebible]

Saint Peter Martyr Exorcizing a Woman Possessed by a Devil

Artist: Antonio Vivarini (Italian, c. 1415–1476/84)

Date: c. 1450

Medium: Tempera on panel

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States