#biblical theme

[preraphaelitepaintings]

Mary Magdalene

Artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti (English, 1828–1882)

Date: 1877

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware, United States

[diemelusine]

The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind (1568) by Pieter Brueghel the Elder. Museo di Capodimonte.

[internationalemeteorologie]

Gustave Moreau

The Infant Moses (Moïse Exposé sur le Nil). c. 1876-78

[efikeff]

Dura Europos synagogue, C. 244 AD, 

(in contemporary syria), Tempera over plaster.

In order:

-The Torah Niche on the west wall of Dura Europos Synagogue,

-Pharaoh ordering the Midwives to kill all male Hebrew babies and Moses is found by Pharaoh’s Daughter.   *Detail of Pharaoh’s Daughter and Moses

-Exodus: The Israelites leaving Egypt, Moses dividing the waters  *Detail of the left side 

Happy Passover!

[charlesreeza]

The First Funeral, 1883, Ernest Barrias

Petit Palais, Paris

Adam and Eve carry the body of their son, Abel

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

The Drama of His Glory: The Worth of God from Genesis to Revelation

by Christopher W. Morgan | Is there a grander and yet more overlooked biblical theme than the glory of God? God’s glory appears in every major part of the Bible and affects every major doctrine...

[hardypartyarty]

Inktober Day 1

Poisonous

[efikeff]

Jacob wrestling with the angel, Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) postcard with illustration by Ephraim Moses Lilien, early 20th century (1918?), 14 x 9 cm, private collection.

“תִּכְלֶה שָׁנָה וְקִלְלוֹתֶיהָ, תָּחֵל שָׁנָה וּבִרְכוֹתֶיהָ”

Shana Tova שנה טובה