Topic: 1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
The Bible, with its plethora of examples of sacrifice and self-sacrifice, plays a pivotal role in shaping the discourse on sacrifice in the early modern world.
This section includes:
- Sources: A broad selection of early modern writings, encompassing biblical exegesis, theological and philosophical interpretations, various translations, prayer books, and hymns.
- Iconographic Representations: This visual collection showcases early modern depictions of biblical sacrifices, including key scenes like the Sacrifice of Isaac as interpreted in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
- Related Bibliography: Complemented by a comprehensive bibliography of scholarly works from the 19th to 21st centuries, offering modern perspectives and analyses of these historical interpretations.
Religions des sémites occidentaux et de la Bible hébraïque
in: Annuaire EPHE-SR, v. . (1980 [open access]), issue 89: pp.313-318.
Les origines du culte des martyrs.
Brussels (Belgium): Société des Bollandistes, 1912.
Sacrifice of Noah (1519-1527)
Albertina, Vienna
Sacrifice and Morality in the Old Testament
in: Expository Times, v. 70 (1959), issue : pp.297-300.
The Sacrifice of Isaac (1421)
from: Giotto's Campanile, Florence
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Firenze
Vos superi testes pietatis habebo [...] (18th Century)
Fondazione Pietro Mondadori, Reggio Emilia
The Forbidden Animals in Leviticus
in: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, v. (1993), issue 59: pp.3-23.
1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16th-18th Century)
Atonement in Leviticus
in: Jewish Studies Quarterly , v. 1 (1993-1994), issue 2: pp.109-130.
Des sacrifices de l'ancienne et de la nouvelle alliance, et de la résignation du fidèle à la volonté de Dieu
Paris: Nicolas Bourdin; L. Perier, 1643.
Jephthah and His Daughter in Medieval Art: Ambiguities of Heroism and Sacrifice
in: Insights and Interpretations: Studies in Celebration of the Eighty-Fifth Anniversary of the Index of Christian Art, pp. 35–59
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002.
Le martyrologe d'Usuard. Texte et commentaire (Vol. 40)
Brussels (Belgium): Société des Bollandistes, 1965.
Sacrifice and the Body: Biblical Anthropology and Christian Self-Understanding
Farnham: Ashgate, 2013.
Joachim's sacrifice is refused [1500]
from: Anonymous / Unknown, Leven van Maria, Leiden, Hugo Janszoon van Woerden, 1500
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Rejection of Joachim's Sacrifice (1504)
Museum of Art, Cleveland