Topic: 1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th century)

Topic: 1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th 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 19^th to 21^st centuries, offering modern perspectives and analyses of these historical interpretations.

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Ibrâhîm [Abraham] holding a knife is about to sacrifice his son Ismâ'îl (Ishmael) who kneels before him (1580)

from: Qisas al-Anbiyâ [Qazvin?]

The New York Public Library, Spencer Coll. Persian MS. 46

Topics:
1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: AbrahamAbraham and IsaacAngelHuman SacrificeIconographyIranIsaacIshmaelIslamKnifeManuscriptPersiaRamSafavid

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Jewish sacrificing children to demons (IX^th Century)

from: Psalterium, Constantinople / Istanbul

Paris, BnF, Grec. 20, fol. 18

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: AntisemitismBlood LibelChild SacrificeJewish StudiesManuscriptPsalms

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Job offering sacrifice (for Job 1: 5)

from: Olympiodorus, Diaconus

Oxford, Bodleian Library MS. Laud Gr. 86 (Ms from Venice)

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice Bible, JobCalfManuscript

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Manoah and his wife sacrificing [1430]

from: Psalterium romanum [Mantova]

Paris, BnF, Ms Latin 772, fol. 8

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice BibleFireManoahManuscript

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Martyrdom of Zakariya (XVI)

from: ishâq nishâbûrî, qisas-i qur'ân. [Qazvin, Iran]

Paris, BnF, Persan 54, fol. 144v

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: BibleHuman SacrificeIranIslamManuscriptMartyrdomPersiaQur'anZakarîyâ (Zacharias)

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Pesah dorot (from the Birds’ Head Haggadah) (1300)

from: Birds’ Head Haggadah (Germany)

Israel Museum in Jerusalem

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice HaggadahJewish SacrificeJewish StudiesLamb

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Sacrifice of a Lamb (14th)

from: Saint Augustin, La Cité de Dieu, traduite en français par Raoul de Presles, livres I-X

Paris, BnF, Français 20, fol. 253

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice Jewish SacrificeLambManuscriptMoses

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Sacrifice of Jephthah (1461)

from: Speculum humanae salvationis (Belgium)

Lyon. Bibliothèque municipale, Ms 245, fol. 125

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: BibleBible, JudgesHuman SacrificeJephthahWomen

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Scenes of sacrifice (1685)

from: Title page of Herman Witsius, De oeconomia foderum Dei cum hominibus, Leeuwarden, 1685

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: BibleFrontispiece

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The Binding of Isaac (245)

from: Fresco in a mid-third Century Dura Europos Synagogue

Damascus National Museum

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: AbrahamAbraham and IsaacBindingIsaacJewish StudiesJewsJudaismKnife

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The god Moloch with an infant in his arms as a sacrifice, (1738)

from: ohann Lund:

University of Heidelberg

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Child SacrificeMolochPagan Sacrifice

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The preparation for the Passover festival: heep are slaughtered for Passover and a man purifies utensils in a cauldron over a fire (c. 1320)

from: Golden Haggadah (northern Spain)

London, British Library, Add 27210, fol. 15r

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice HaggadahJewish SacrificeJewish StudiesKnifeLambRitual Slaughtering

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The Sacrifice of Isaac (sec. XIII-XIV)

Torri in Sabina, S. Maria in Vescovio

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Abraham and Isaac

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The Sacrifice of Isaac (1700-1750)

from: Bulgaria

Bruxelles, Musées royaux d'art et d'histoire / Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: AbrahamAbraham and IsaacEastern EuropeIsaac

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The Sacrifice of Isaac [1200-1300]

from: Les « Histoires Roger », ou Histoire ancienne jusqu'à César , composée par un clerc sous les auspices du châtelain de Lille, Roge

Paris, BnF, Français 20125, fol. 35

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: AbrahamAbraham and IsaacChild SacrificeHuman SacrificeIsaacManuscriptRam

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from: Marco Polo, Livre des merveilles ; Odoric de Pordenone, Itinerarium de mirabilibus orientalium Tartarorum, traduit en français par Jean le Long ; Guillaume de Boldensele,Liber de quibusdam ultramarinis partibus et praecipue de Terra sancta, traduit en français par Jean Le Long et Lettres adressées au pape et réponse de Benoît XII, traduit en français par Jean Le Long ; De l’estat et du gouvernement du grant Kaan de Cathay, empereur des Tartares, traduit en français par Jean Le Long ; Jean de Mandeville, Voyages; Hayton, Fleur des estoires de la terre d’Orient ; Riccoldo da Monte di Croce,Liber peregrinationis, traduit en français par Jean Le Long (France)

Paris, BnF, Français 2810, fol. 167

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1. Sacrifice and Bible (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Abraham and IsaacManuscript