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The resurrection of Jesus has long been central to Christian faith and Christian art, whether as a single scene or as part of a cycle of the Life of Christ. In the teachings of the traditional Christian churches, the sacraments derive their saving power from the passion and resurrection of Christ, upon which the salvation of the world entirely ...
The Stations of the Resurrection, also known by the Latin name Via Lucis (Way of Light), are a form of Christian devotion, encouraging meditation upon the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and some of the Resurrection appearances and other episodes recorded in the New Testament. The term may also be used as a name for a series of pictures or ...
Jesus rides into the city on a donkey on Palm Sunday: top left, outside the city gatehouse 2. Jesus driving the money-changers out of the Temple: to the right of the entry of Jesus, under a double arch 3. Judas betrays Jesus to the High Priests: down and to the left from the temple scene, in a narrow candle-lit archway 4. The Last Supper
v. t. e. Christian symbolism is the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork or events, by Christianity. It invests objects or actions with an inner meaning expressing Christian ideas. The symbolism of the early Church was characterized by being understood by initiates only, while after the legalization of Christianity in the Roman ...
Head of Christ. The Head of Christ, also called the Sallman Head, is a 1940 portrait painting of Jesus of Nazareth by American artist Warner Sallman (1892–1968). As an extraordinarily successful work of Christian popular devotional art, [ 1] it had been reproduced over half a billion times worldwide by the end of the 20th century. [ 2]
Jesus is described as the "firstborn from the dead", prōtotokos, the first to be raised from the dead, thereby acquiring the "special status of the firstborn as the preeminent son and heir". [ 1][ web 2] His resurrection is also the guarantee that all the Christian dead will be resurrected at Christ's parousia.
According to the Gospel of Luke, the road to Emmaus appearance is one of the early post-resurrection appearances of Jesus after his crucifixion and the discovery of the empty tomb. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Both the meeting on the road to Emmaus and the subsequent supper at Emmaus, depicting the meal that Jesus had with two disciples after the encounter on ...
The Gospels, Acts and Paul give describe several resurrection appearances of Jesus. An overview is given below. (c. 2nd-4th cent.) (c. 3rd cent.) Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome go to the tomb, where the stone has been rolled away. [1]