Art & Film
Art & Film – 2nd Sunday of Easter (Year C)
Divine Mercy Sunday (C) Art & Faith ///artwork – Passion of Christ ///artwork – Passion of Christ
Divine Mercy Sunday (C)
Art & Faith
///artwork – Passion of Christ
///artwork – Passion of Christ
LECTIONARY ARTMOVIES & FILM
ART IN THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION
Vanderbilt
University
Christ Displaying His Wounds
Galli, Giovanni Antonio, 1585-1652
Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas
Joó, Zoltán
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas
Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da, 1573-1610
The Incredulity of Thomas
Duccio, di Buoninsegna, -1319?
Doubting Thomas
Miller, Mary Jane
Jesus Appears to Thomas
Rossakiewicz, Jacek Andrzej
Reunion – Thomas and Christ
Barlach, Ernst, 1870-1938
Thomas the Doubter
Gebhardt, Thomas von
Thomas Touches Jesus’ Side
Anonymous
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Doubting Thomas
Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
A section of the choir screen in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris.
CARAVAGGIO
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas, 1602
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1KANSAS MONKS (1:33) –Br. Leven Harton discusses Caravaggio’s painting, The Incredulity of Saint Thomas.. (SHOWN ABOVE)
2ADVENTIST MEDIA (28:30) – The painting “The Incredulity of Thomas” by Caravaggio depicts the most notorious example of doubt in history. So why did Thomas have such doubts, and how did he resolve them?
3ST JOHN’S CHURCH SAVANNAH, GA (10:38) –” Doubting Thomas” by Caravaggio: As part of his series on Word & Image, Sacred Art of the Christian Tradition, Fr. Gavin Dunbar of St. John’s Church in Savannah, Georgia discusses the religious context of The Incredulity of Saint Thomas by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1603), which is on displayed at Sanssouci Picture Gallery, Potsdam, Germany.
Sand Art
REFLECTION
Thomas meets Jesus after the resurrection
SANDY TALES – (4:04) – The apostle Thomas is often seen as a doubter. He was not there when his friends, the other disciples, told him that they had seen Jesus, while Jesus died and buried a few days earlier. It is understandable that Thomas does not simply believe the first story. He wants to see it for himself and feel it. The risen Lord meets Thomas in this, and He comes again. And no one came closer to the risen Lord than Thomas, who was invited by Jesus to even put his fingers in the wounds.
Songs & Lyrics
BLAINE GARNER – 2020
He Did (Doubting Thomas’ Song)
BLAINE GARNER – (4:04) – Music and Lyrics by Blaine Garner http://www.blainegarnermusic.com Song from Worthy To Suffer
JESS STRANtZ
Jess Strantz is the lead vocalist fo rthe folk sould duo Von Strantz.
Oh Tom
Written from Thomas’s perspective, it takes us for a ride on his roller coaster of emotions following the death of Jesus—insecurity, hurt, fear—before pulling at last into the station of confident faith. Read more, including lyrics, at Art & Theology blog.
Poetry & Prose
It’s Not God
if You Think
You Understand
by Scott L. Barton
Perhaps you think there’s something wrong with doubt,
And wonder if you might be less devout
Than others who on faith sound much more pure,
Reflecting by their words a love more sure.
But doubt in faith’s no enemy of mine,
And Thomas has no less of love divine
Than anyone who thinks, and yet risks, still
Believing that God’s love our lives fulfill.
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A Hand
by Jane Hirshfield
by Pastor Scott L. Barton, 2013
A hand is not four fingers and a thumb.
Nor is it palm and knuckles,
not ligaments or the fat’s yellow pillow,
not tendons, star of the wristbone, meander of veins.
A hand is not the thick thatch of its lines
with their infinite dramas,
nor what it has written,
not on the page,
not on the ecstatic body.
Nor is the hand its meadows of holding, of shaping—
not sponge of rising yeast-bread,
not rotor pin’s smoothness,
not ink.
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DISCLAIMER: Although great lengths are made to NOT present artwork and films in poor taste, there is considerable variance on what may be deemed appropriate. Some prefer literal interpretations of bible scenes, others more abstract. While viewing the selections in this section, you may resonate more with some than others. Use your own judgement in showing/discussing content with others. Since art/film may trigger personal experiences, it may be helpful to also be familiar with the variety of discussion questions related to each week’s readings.
FEATURED FILMS
1950’s
The Robe (1953)
(Henry Koster)
The Ten Command-
ments (1956)
(Cecil B. DeMille)
1960’s
King of Kings (1961)
(Nicholas Ray)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
(George Stevens, David Lean, Jean Negulesco)
1970’s
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
(Norman Jewison)
Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew (1973)
(David Greene)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
(Franco Zeffirelli)
1980’s
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
(Martin Scorsese)
1990’s
The Visual Bible: Matthew (1993)
(Regardt van den Bergh)
Jesus (1999)
(Roger Young)
2000’s
The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John (2003)
(Philip Saville)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
(Mel Gibson)
The Nativity Story (2006)
(Catherine Hardwicke)
The Messiah (2007)
(Nader Talebzadeh)
The Passion (2008)
2010’s
The Bible (2013)
Risen (2016)
(Kevin Reynolds)
Ben Hur (2016)
Mary Magdalene (2018)
(Garth Davis)
Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)
(Andrew Hyatt)
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The Life of Jesus (2011)
The Life of Jesus Christ
Drama | December 25, 2011 (United States)
Stars: Alice Johnson, Charley Boon, Christopher Clark
Summary:
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English
A.D. – The Bible Continues (2015)
A.D. The Bible Continues
Drama | April 5, 2015 (United States)
Stars: Richard Coyle, Vincent Regan, Adam Levy
Summary: Follows the book of ACTS. Shows the complete message of Christ and the transformation of Saul to Paul and how the high priest of Judea does not believe in what has taken place after the Cruc... Read all
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English
Risen (2016)
Risen
Action, Drama, History, Mystery | February 19, 2016 (United States)
Director: Kevin ReynoldsWriter: Kevin Reynolds, Paul AielloStars: Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth
Summary: In 33 AD, a Roman Tribune in Judea is tasked to find the missing body of Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead.
Countries: United StatesLanguages: English
Life of Jesus Christ Bible Videos
VIEW YOUTUBE PLAYLIST OF ALL 92 VIDEOS FROM THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST BIBLE SERIES
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, colloquially known as the Mormons present most of the events in the lives of Jesus Christ, His Apostles and His family as recorded in the King James Version of the bible. These high quality and professionally produced videos are a free gift from the Church to the world and may be freely used to share the message of the Gospel of Christ to anyone that will hear it.
Featured Animation
Superbook
