Posts in The Copybook tagged ‘Tales from the New Testament’
By the circle of Andrey Rublev (1408), via the Russian State Museum in St Petersburg and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
A February celebration for which the faithful have brought candles to church since Anglo-Saxon times.
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Abbot Elfric praised St Thomas for demanding hard evidence for the resurrection.
© Fumihiko Ueno. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.
In a translation from the Authorized Version of the Bible, published in 1611, St Mark recounts the discovery of Christ’s empty tomb.
© Yuvral, Wikimedia Commons. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Elfric, the tenth-century English abbot, suggests a practical way of thinking about the Presentation of Christ in the Temple.
© Karl and Ali, Geograph. Licence: CC-BY-SA 2.0.
Jesus’s apostles receive the gift of God’s Holy Spirit, and the startling effects quickly draw a crowd.
By James Tissot (1836-1902), from the Brooklyn Museum via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.
Five young women cared enough about a man’s wedding-day to make the smallest of sacrifices, and received the best of rewards.