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Lesson OneGetting Ready19 Activities4 Assessments
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Lesson TwoGeography and Religion11 Activities3 Assessments
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Lesson ThreeGeopolitical History15 Activities2 Assessments
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Lesson FourAncient Near Eastern Sources11 Activities
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Lesson FiveImpact of the Old Testament11 Activities
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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In Front | The Impact of the Bible on Art
In the main square in Florence, Italy, stands a full-sized replica of Michelangelo’s David (1504). Considered one of the greatest pieces of art ever made, it recalls the story of David and Goliath from the Old Testament.
The Great Tower of Babel (ca. 1563), painted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, was apparently inspired by the Roman Coliseum. Babel is the name given to the tower built so that the people could “make a name” for themselves (Gen 11:4).
Rembrandt painted a number of Old Testament figures. The image above is called The Circumcision (1661). While the painting’s subject is the circumcision of Jesus, it alludes to a central Old Testament covenantal practice.
William Blake was a painter, printmaker and poet who had a strong philosophical bent who produced a number of pieces with Old Testament subjects. This image is titled The Ghost of Samuel Appearing to Saul (ca. 1800).
The Jewish painter, Marc Chagall, completed the ceiling of the Opéra Garnier in Paris in 1964. There have been few Jewish artists of note due to the Old Testament’s prohibition against creating a graven image (Ex 20:4).