Browsing 8thC Lindisfarne Gospels earlier; here's f.80r, Matthew 25:35-44, "I was a stranger and you welcomed me" &c http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=cotton_ms_nero_d_iv_f080r …pic.twitter.com/DXib9mtYsM
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Browsing 8thC Lindisfarne Gospels earlier; here's f.80r, Matthew 25:35-44, "I was a stranger and you welcomed me" &c http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=cotton_ms_nero_d_iv_f080r …pic.twitter.com/DXib9mtYsM
The Holy Family's flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-23)... Mid-12thC mosaic, Palatine Chapel, Palermo (Sicily): http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/zgothic/mosaics/4palatin/index.html …pic.twitter.com/HMnKmgTOKt
A detail from the Parable of the Good Samaritan, 6thC AD, Rossano Gospels f. 7v.pic.twitter.com/bTq1FrtdE7
Joseph, Mary & Jesus arrive in Egypt after fleeing from Herod; they stay there until he dies—Mosaic, c. 432 AD, Romehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/edk7/15737450578 …
Another view of the Holy Family's flight from Herod into Egypt; 6thC ivory, made in Syria? http://www.kornbluthphoto.com/images/LouvreAnnIv0-1.jpg …pic.twitter.com/eLSAcuQg77
But in today's age of trouble on the planet, where have the Good Samaritans gone? Even religion has deserted the principle.
It can certainly seem like that :(
whenever I see an ancient codex I'm simply amazed at how something so fragile and transient has survived.
Absolutely! :)
@ETreharne @PiersatPenn Beautiful illustration of a parable much needed in these times of reaching out to the stranger.
...looks like the high five ('quinque princeps' if Google can be trusted) goes back quite a ways!
This can be a first parsing, reading hebrew Rossanensis, but I need to improve.pic.twitter.com/CNhBUNGnmP
@QueensClassics Rossano terra russa e malu cristianu
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