The Parable of the Good Samaritan.... From the 6thC Rossano Gospels (Codex Purpureus Rossanensis), f. 7v, via http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/42762 pic.twitter.com/4xeaVNQppF
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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
Who's that on the left, on a blow-up bed? God?
That's the dream of Joseph, an earlier scene in the narrative :)
@PiersatPenn The Judeo-Christian tradition is steeped in concern for the exiled, the poor & the oppressed. Still relevant.
Regardless of one's religious beliefs, these nearly 900 year old mosaics of bible stories r part of the history of who we are
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