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Art Reading Scripture
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector, Plaque over a Confessional Door at the Stockholm Cathedral, Sweden Two men went up to the temple to pray, one was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. Luke 18:10 Over the doors of the Confessional at the Stockholm Cathedral are two plaques, biblical scenes of exposure and confession of sin. One focuses on the story of King David's sins against Bathsheba and Uriah the Hittite. The other shows the Gospel parable of the Pharisee and the
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Art Reading Scripture
You are the Man, Plaque over a Confessional Door at the Stockholm Cathedral, Sweden Nathan said to David, "You are the man!" 2 Samuel 12:7 Over the doors of the Confessional at the Stockholm Cathedral are two plaques of biblical scenes of being confronted by sin. One focuses on the story of King David's sins against Bathsheba and Uriah the Hittite. The other shows the Gospel parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. They are significant in part because the Cathedral se
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Art Reading Scripture
The Disobedient Prophet, Lambert Jacobsz, 1620's National Museum of Art. Stockholm Sweden A man of God came out of Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer incense. 1 Kings 13:1 There are hundreds of paintings of the Creation, the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection, among other popular biblical themes. The painting of the Disobedient Prophet is unusual to say the least. An image
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