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.
Sacrifice in the Ancient Near East
in: Sacrifice in the Bible, pp. 88-104
Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1995.
The Altars of the Idols: Religion, Sacrifice, and the Early Modern Polity
in: Journal of the History of Ideas, v. 67 (2006), issue 4: pp.649-674.
Pagan Sacrifice of King Ahaz (1646)
from: Bibels tresoor, ofte der zielen lusthof, vytgebeelt in figueren, door verscheyden meesters. Ende gesneden, door Christoffel van Sichem, Amsterdam, P. I. Paets, 1646, p. 592
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Samson's Death (1646)
from: Sichem, Christoffel van, de Jonge; B. Blens; J. Klooster, Bybels lusthof, ofte Twee hondert en veertig, zoo historien als leeringen des Bybels; uyt het Oude- en Nieuwe Testament, met de scriftuurplaatsen daar toe dienendeBybels lusthof, ofte Twee hondert en veertig, zoo historien als leeringen des Bybels; uyt het Oude- en Nieuwe Testament, met de scriftuurplaatsen daar toe dienende, Jan Klooster, Amsterdam 1740, p. 69 [It appears also in: Christoffel van Sichem, Bibels Tresoor ofte der zielen lusthof. Amsterdam, P.J. Paets, 1646]
Yom Kippuring Passover: Recombinant Sacrifice in Early Christianity
in: Ritual and Metaphor: Sacrifice in the Bible, pp. 65-83
Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2011.
The Stoning of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr (Second half of 17th century)
Metsovo Folk Art Museum, Iannina
The Iconography of the Sacrifice of Isaac in Early Christian Art
in: American Journal of Archaeology, v. 26 (1922), issue 2: pp.159-173.
Asservere Dei cultum miracula missa, Heliae manibus turba prophana cadit (1585)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
De Iesu Christo servatore, hoc est, cur et qua ratione Iesus Christus noster servator sit, Fausti Socini Senensis disputatio. Quam annos ab hinc circiter decem et septem scripsit, respondens Iacobo Coveto Parisiensi, Evangelico, ut vocant, ministro; cujus scriptum ordine, suis locis, per partes digestum, in ea habetur. In qua multa, quae apud Evangelicos, et partim etiam apud alios, salutaria Christianae religionis axiomata creduntur, perniciosi errores esse demonstrantur; et tota salutis nostrae per Christum ratio copiose ac dilucide explicatur
[Raków]: Typis Alexii Rodecii, 1594.
Praelectiones theologicae Fausti Socini Senensis
Raków: Typis Sebastiani Sternacii, 1609.
Blood
in: Anchor Bible Dictionary, pp. 761-763
Yale : Yale University Press, 1992.
The Last Trial: On the Legends and Lore of the Command to Abraham to Offer Isaac as a Sacrifice: The Akedah
Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of American, 1967.
The sacrifice of Moses (1586)
Museo di Capodimonte, Napoli
Sacrificial Blood in the Bible
in: Biblica, v. 40 (1959), issue : pp.556-567.
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Boston, The Harvard Art Museums
Captivos rex Asa boves promissaq. reddit [...] [1589]
Bibliothèque municipale, Bordeaux