Jesus' Wand

JESUS' WAND IN EARLY CHRISTIAN ART

(Discussion in Chapter 12)

Figure 1.

Jesus Raising Lazarus from the dead, Fresco,

Catacomb of Callixtus, Rome, mid 3^rd century

Figure 2.

The Raising of Lazarus, Fresco, Roman catacomb of Peter and Marcellinus,

end of 3^rdcentury to early 4^th century

Figure 3.

Raising of Lazarus, Fresco, Catacomb cubiculum

O, Rome, 4^th century

Figure 4.

A Feeding Miracle, Catacomb fresco, Rome, mid 3^rd century

Figure 5.

The Raising of Lazarus, Fresco, Catacomb of St. Priscilla;

Rome, 3^rd century







Figure 6.

The Raising of Lazarus, Detail of sarcophagus, 3^rd century



Figure 7.

The Raising of Lazarus, Sarcophagus in Lateran, 4^th century

Figure 8.

Jesus healing the man born blind and raising Lazarus, sarcophagus,

Vatican Museum, Rome, 4^th century

Figure 9.

Sarcophagus with Scenes from the Life of Peter

4^thcentury, Arles, Musée Réattu

Figure 10.

The Sarcophagus of the Child,

Catacombs of Saint Callixtus, Mid-4th century

Figure 11.

Jesus raising the dead and the adoration of the magi, sarcophagus,

Vatican Museo Pio Cristiano, 4^th century

Figure 12.

Nativity, baptism of Jesus, and Jesus raising Jairus' daughter, sarcophagus, Vatican Museum, Rome, 4^th century

Figure 13.

Abraham offering Isaac, Jesus healing the man born blind and the paralytic,

Sarcophagus, Vatican Museum, Rome, 4^thcentury

Figure 14.

Jesus with Peter and Paul, sarcophagus, Vatican Museum, Rome, 4^th century

Figure 15.

Gilt Glass Bowl, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 4^th century

Figure 16.

Ivory diptych with miracle scenes, Ravenna, Museo Archeologico Nazionale

6th century

Figure 17.

The Andrews diptych, ivory, north Italian, mid 5^th century

Figure 18.

Peter’s Water Miracle, sarcophagus, Museo Nationale delle Terme,

Rome, 4^th century

Figure 19.

Moses striking a rock to get water. Catacombs wall painting,

Rome, 4^th century.

Figure 20.

Moses striking the rock, Catacombs of St. Peter and Marcellinus,

Rome, 3^rd century

Figure 21.

Moses crossing the Red Sea, Catacomb fresco, Rome, 4^th century

Figs. 8, 9, 11-14 from Robin M. Jensen ‘The Economy of the Trinity at the Creation of Adam and Eve’ Journal of Early Christian Studies 7.4 (1999) 527-546.

 Extract from Helen Ingram (2007) Dragging Down Heaven: Jesus as Magician and Manipulator of Spirits in the Gospels, PhD, The University of Birmingham, UK.

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