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.
The sacrifice of Cain and Abel (1675)
Royal Collection Trust
Tractatus theologico‐politicus/Traité théologico‐politique
in: Spinoza Œuvres
Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1999.
L'Histoire et la Religion des Juifs, depuis Jesus-Christ jusqu'à présent. Pour servir de Supplément et de Continuation à l’Histoire de Joseph
Rotterdam: Reinier Leers, 1707.
(1577)
from: Italy, Veneto
Blanton Museum of Art Collections, Austin, Texas
The royall priesthood of Christians: an excellent treatise, wherein the nature of the priesthood, the function of the priests, and qualitie of the sacrifice is lively portrayed, for the sure building up of the faithfull professors of the gospell, in holinesse and sanctitie of life
London: T. Este for Thomas Man, 1605.
Disputatio Theologica De Sacrificio Laudis Confessione Nominis Christi Perficiendo
Wittenberg: Eichsfeldius, 1747.
Killing of the Prophets of Baal [1519 - 1524]
Siena Cathedral
Sacrifice of the Priests of Baal [1519 - 1524]
Siena Cathedral
The sacrifice of Elijah (1519-1524)
Siena Cathedral
Sacrifice in the World of the New Testament
in: Sacrifice in the Bible, pp. 105-110
Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1995.
The Death of Christ as a Sacrifice in the Teaching of Paul and Hebrews
in: Sacrifice in the Bible, pp. 130-135
Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1995.
Second thoughts concerning the sufferings and death of Christ, as a propitiatory sacrifice for the sins of the world, and a satisfaction to divine justice
London: J. Waugh ; J. Noon ; R. King, 1748.
Um exemplo de continuidade entre a representação do sacrifício cristão, hebraico e greco-romano no Renascimento: o friso da nave central de San Giovanni Evangelista, em Parma
in: Figura, v. 8 (2020), issue 1: pp.164-183.
1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16th-18th Century)
The Sacrifice of Isaac (1485)
Milano, Pinacoteca di Brera
Abraham sacrifiant. Tragedie françoise
Geneva: Jean Crespin ; Conrad Badius, 1550.
Why Would the Deuteronomists Tell About the Sacrifice of Jephthah’s Daughter?
in: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, v. 23 (1998), issue 77: pp.27-38.