The Baptism of Christ
detail from Scenes from the Bible

Photo © Martin Crampin, Imaging the Bible in Wales 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=2694) Original File Name=_MG_8797.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