Religion Collection (page 4)

BREECHES GENEVA BIBLE
Geneva Breeches Bible, photographed at Whitehall, Cheam. Date: 1557

Interior of the Prison Chapel at Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall
Interior of the prison chapel at Bodmin Gaol, Cornwall. The prison dates from 1779

MATTHEW: VI, 28-30.....consider the lilies of the field....... Text decorated with white lilies

Last Supper / Holiday
He has supper for the last time with his disciples

Religion / Egypt / Geb
An Egyptian view of Creation - Geb, the Earth-God, lies on the ground with his sister NUT the sky-goddess arched above him; between them hovers the air- god, who is not involved

Barabbas Released
Offered a choice between releasing Jesus or the robber Barabbas, the crowd choose Barabbas

The Good Shepherd
The parable of THE GOOD SHEPHERD finding the lost sheep

Cluniac Monk
Cluniac monk of Melton Mowbray, England, with his cowl

March of the Israelites
The march of the Israelites, carrying the Ark of the Covenant containing the two tablets of the Law, regarded as the basis of the covenant between Yahweh and Israel

Zacchaeus Converted
The calling and conversion of Zacchaus, a publican

Spies Sent to Canaan
Moses sends spies into Canaan to assess the quality of the land : they return with fine grapes, so the Hebrews decide to go there despite the hostility of the Canaanites

Missionary Society Seal
Seal of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts ; the banner above the ship is a plea for a safe passage

Charteuse Advert 1906
Though expelled from France by the Republican Government, the Carthusian monks exiled to Tarragona, Spain, continue to produce their world-famous Chartreuse liqueur

Monk Wine Cellar 14 Cent
A conscientious monk tastes the monastery wine to make sure it is ageing well and keeping in good condition, a duty which must be performed from time to time

Massenet / Thais / First
Sybil Sanderson and Charles Delmas in the first production of this opera which tells of an Egyptian courtesan who converts to religion and dies as a desert hermit

Akhenaton / Egypt / Brunton
AKHENATON also known as AMENHOTEP IV or AMENOPHIS IV Egyptian ruler, began a new religion of Aton, the sun disc

Ursuline Nuns (Nuns of the Order of Saint Ursula of Cologne)

Dominican Nuns
DOMINICAN NUNS

Daniel in Lions Den
Nebuchadnezzar casts Daniel into a den of lions, with the intention that they would eat him; instead, they let him be, recognising that he is under Gods protection

Quaker Wedding
A QUAKER WEDDING

Jesus Heals Paralytic
At Capernaum Jesus heals a paralysed man who is lowered into the house through the roof

Book of the Dead / 28
The coot, the lotus, and the god who lightens the darkness, illustrating transformations

Mormon Temple
The Mormon Temple, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah built 1893 at a cost of nearly $4 million !!!

Druids lunar ceremony

Sunday School teacher and pupils
A Sunday School teacher and his pupils

Chanukah Feast
The Jews in New York Chanukah, the Feast of Lights

Templar / Campaign Dress
Templar in campaign dress

Saint Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio
Saint Francis of Assisi befriends the Wolf of Gubbio, who has been terrorising and killing the townspeople, and obtains a promise that it will do no more harm. Date: circa 1205

Ms - Pope in Council
The Pope in council - illustration to the Decretum of Gratian of Chiusi, a treatise on canon law

Tobias Meets an Angel
Tobias, son of Tobit, encounters an angel while travelling on a journey, who has been sent to guide him on his way

English Prayer Book
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER An Ordre for Mattyns - a page from the first book of Common Prayer in English, published under Edward VI

Judass Betrayal
Judas identifies Jesus to the soldiers by kissing him, whereupon they arrest him

Dominican Nuns
DOMINICAN NUNS

Maronite Nun
MARONITE NUN

Four Rc Doctors 16C
The four doctors of the Catholic Church: Augustine, Gregory, Jerome and Ambrose, sitting at a table with their books

Islam / Whirling Dervishes
Whirling Islamic Dervishes

Sawtre, Lollard, Burns
William Sawtre, priest of St Osyths church, London, is burnt for following the heretical views of Wyclif : he is considered to be the first Lollard martyr

Monk and Mug
A monk with a double chin drinking a mug of beer!

Vatican Council / 1870
The Ecclesiastical Council at Rome

Jesus Learns Carpentry
Joseph shows the boy Jesus the trade of carpentry

Jesus Presented to God
The infant Jesus is presented in the temple; Simeon, a righteous man, and Anna, a prophetess, praise God

Village Church Choir
Three young women singing from hymn books in church

Healing on Sunday
The priests aren t best pleased when Jesus heals on Sunday, but he explains that the sabbath was made for man and not vice versa

MITHRAS with associated emblems and attributes

Quaker Meeting / Lauron
A Quaker meeting - a woman stands on an upturned barrel to preach

Adam, Eve & Serpent
While Adam admires the fauna of Eden, Eve is tempted into trying the fruit

Stela of Amenemhat I. Table offering. 12th Dynasty. Middle K
Amenemhat I. 1st King. 12th Dynasty (1991-1962 BC). Middle Kingdom. Limestone, painted, stela of Amenemhat. Table offerings. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Buddhist Monks at Angkor Wat Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia Date: 2014

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