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.

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Janzen, David; Balentine, S. E. (Ed.)

Sin and Expiation

in: The Oxford Handbook of Ritual and Worship in the Hebrew Bible, pp. 1-14

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020.

Jenkins, G. ; E Campi - T. Kirby - F. A. James III (Eds.)

Commentary on Judges: Patristic and Medieval Sources

in: A Companion to Peter Martyr Vermigli, pp. 231-248

Leiden - Boston: Brill, 2009.

Jenson, P. P. ; Beckwith, R. T. - Selman, M. J. (Eds.)

The Levitical Sacrificial System

in: Sacrifice in the Bible, pp. 25-40

Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1995.

Joseph Mendes Da-Costa

Abraham (1907)

London, Christie's

Kaplan, P. D.; Merback, M. (Ed.)

Old Testament heroes in venetian high renaissance art

in: Beyond the Yellow Badge, pp. 275-303

Leiden - Boston: Brill, 2007.

Kern, M.; Held, J. (Ed.)

Eine Kulturgeschichte des Opfers : die Anbetung der Hirten von Juan Bautista Maino

in: Kirchliche Kultur und Kunst des 17. Jahrhunderts in Spanien, pp. 89-122

Frankfurt: Vervuert, 2004.

Kircher, Athanasius

Noah offering a sacrifice to God after the Flood (1675)

from: Athanasius Kircher, Arca Noë, in tres libros digesta, Amsterdam 1683, p. 166

Koning, Theodoor

Idolatry of Jeroboam (1780)

from: Flavius Josephus. Alle de werken van Flavius Josephus, naar het Grieksch in 't Engelsch gebragt en verkort, waar by gevoegd is: de twee boeken van Josephus tegens Appion; zyn Richtsnor der Reden, of het martelaarschap der Macchabeen, en 't gezantschap van Philo den Jood aan den keizer Cajus Caligula. Uit het Engelsch in het Nederduitsch vertaald. Eerste deel, Amserdam, J. van Gulik, 1780, p. 300

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Kračun, Teodor (1730-1781)

The Binding of Isaac (1780)

Narodni Muzej Srbije, Belgrade

Krouse, F. M.

Milton’s Samson and the Christian Tradition

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1949.


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