ST Luke contributed more to the New Testament than any other single author, offering us the most detailed account of Jesus’ ...
The glowing works from Siena, now at the Met, are revelatory for their emotional intensity and 24-karat beauty.
A decade after his brutal murder, Zdzisław Beksiński’s paintings hold the world spellbound. Is the universal fascination they evoke the result of their author’s own gruesome tragedies, or did ...
Santiago, or Saint James, was a popular saint in Spanish America, and statues and paintings of him abound. Parts of this work were carved out ... this one likely came from Central Mexico. James was ...
Thomas, or Doubting Thomas as he is commonly known, was one of the Twelve Apostles, disciples sent out after Christ's Crucifixion to spread the newborn faith. He was joined by Peter, Andrew ...
Written by Luke the beloved physician (Col 4:14), Luke-Acts seamlessly connects the life of Jesus to the lives of the early Apostles after the resurrection. The gospel of Luke is about what Jesus ...
After that, the living Jesus spent time with the apostles and promised to send the Holy Spirit to them, and ascended back into heaven. Pentecost is the day for Christians to remember the coming of ...
At one point in his narration, the main character, Asle, suggests that life itself is a prayer and that every life is a ...
A plaque attached to the work reads “Holy Mother of God, be thou the cause of peace for Siena and life to Duccio because he ...
Skinner - Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Professor of New Testament, Luther Seminary ‘As Acts scholarship has revisited critical inquiries about identity, politics, and imperial power while at the same ...
With many convinced future happiness depends on others making dramatic changes, Latter-day Saint leaders witness of a present ...
the famous painting of The Last Supper is recreated, but Jesus is replaced with an obese woman, while queer and trans figures ...