Scenes from the Bible

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales Upper part of the work. larger image

2000 Various scenes from the Old and New Testaments depicted, with view of the interior of the church included below. medium: ceramic artist: Paul Webb Middle Hill Congregationalist Chapel, Middle Hill, Pembrokeshire A description of te work can be found on the chapel website.  (ObjectID=1376 ImageID=2691) Original File Name=_MG_8803.jpg

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• a storm arises; Christ returns, walking on the water  [Matthew 14:24-26; Mark 6:47-49; John 6:19-20]
• angel(s) in or at the empty tomb of Christ  [Matthew 28:2-3; Mark 16:4-5; Luke 24:4; John 20:12]
• baptism of Christ in the river Jordan: John the Baptist pouring out water on Christ's head: the Holy Ghost descends  [Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:29-34]
• Christ blessing children brought by their mothers  [Matthew 19:13-15; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 18:15-17]
• Christ's sermon on the mount  [Matthew 5-7:]
• Crucified Christ suffering (with crown of thorns)  [Matthew 27:33-58; Mark 15:22-45; Luke 23:33-52; John 19:17-38]
• hand, 'Dextera Dei' ~ symbol of God the Father 
• heaven represented as a city  [Revelation 21:2; Revelation 21:10-27]
• journey of the three Wise Men to Jerusalem  [Matthew 2:1-2]
• multiplication of loaves and fishes for a multitude of four or five thousand people - miracles of Christ  [Matthew 14:13-21; Matthew 15:32-39; Mark 6:32-44; Mark 8:1-10; Luke 9:10-17]
• purification of the temple ('first' and 'second'): Christ driving the money-changers from the temple with a whip   [Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-17; Luke 19:45-46; John 12:12-19]
• the dream of Jacob: while sleeping on the ground with a stone for pillow Jacob sees a ladder reaching from earth to heaven with angels going up and down  [Genesis 29:11-15]
• the six days of creation  [Genesis 1:3-25]

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales