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God took away his physical body. Jesus was raised as a spirit being. After his resurrection he was able to appear as if from nowhere and then vanish. Oftentimes he was not recognizable to his disciples as was the case when Jesus came up alongside two disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-34). In fact, the disciples did not recognize him ...
Gradually images of Jesus became acceptable to most Protestants in various contexts, especially in narrative contexts, as book illustrations and prints, and later in larger paintings. Protestant art continued the now-standard depiction of the physical appearance of Jesus.
The two rays of light coming from the heart of Jesus depict the blood and water that flowed from the side of Jesus when pierced by the lance. In the painting, the water is not purely pale or white but tinged by the blood.
Jesus was baptized in water, walked on water, and turned water into wine. These and other narratives are grounded in the stories and experiences of the ancient Israelites, who used ideas about water to better understand their God. Images of water pervade the Gospel stories, symbolizing chaos, rebirth, and new life.
- Alexamenos graffito, 1st century. This “graffito,” representing a person looking at a donkey-headed man being crucified, was carved in plaster on a wall in Rome during the 1st century.
- The Good Shepherd, 3rd century. While the Gospels do not provide us with a physical description of Jesus, they do offer many figurative descriptions to describe him.
- Adoration of the Magi, 3rd century. Another image of Christ presented in the New Testament is the adoration of the Magi, described in Matthew 2:1-12. As a result, the “epiphany” was one of the most popular representations of the life of Christ during Christianity’s early days.
- Healing of the Paralytic, 3rd century. One of the miracles of Jesus chronicled in the Gospels—Matthew (9:1–8), Mark (2:1–12) and Luke (5:17–26)—sees him healing a p aralytic man at Capernaum, in modern-day Israel.
Feb 27, 2024 · Jesus Walks on Water: 12th-13th century mosaic in Monreale and Giotto's fresco in St. Peter's Basilica (late 13th / early 14th). The Man with the Withered Hand: 12th-13th century mosaic in Monreale. The Draft of Fishes (John 21:4-7): Third roundel in a 13th-century stained-glass window in Canterbury Cathedral.
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The Jordan River holds great significance in the Bible’s bodies of water, as it is the location of many symbolic baptisms in Jordan River. It is where John the Baptist baptized Jesus, signifying his spiritual cleansing and initiation into his public ministry.
