The art of the Saint John's Bible
Subtitle: a reader's guide to Wisdom books and Prophets
By: by Susan Sink
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Collegeville, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780814690635
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Illustrations; Illumination of books and manuscripts; Saint John's Bible; St. John's University (Collegeville, Minn.)
Description: "The Saint John's Bible provides an opportunity for people to experience the Scriptures in a new - but at the same time ancient - way. Here are illuminations that bring the words of the Bible alive for a contemporary audience. Some of the world's top calligraphers, working in a tradition all but replaced by the printing press centuries ago, invite us into a rich and varied creation. This second volume of The Art of The Saint John's Bible: A Reader's Guide takes up two great collections of biblical literature - Wisdom Books and Prophets." "The illuminations in Wisdom Books and Prophets draw on motifs from earlier illuminations and expand the visual vocabulary to strike at what is unique and important to these books. In Wisdom Books we find a number of well-known and beloved aphorisms, or "words of wisdom." Here calligraphic text treatments take center stage. However, these books also portray the divine in the female figure of Wisdom, presented visually in several large-scale illuminations. The prophets' messages are often dark and strange, reflecting the grief of exile but also hope. The illuminations throughout these pages reflect visions of man's inhumanity, but they also burst with the rainbows of God's promise and glory. Lavishing equal attention on the biblical passages and the artistic vision of The Saint John's Bible, this guide is offered to enhance your experience and reflection."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Wisdom Books -- ; title: Job Frontispiece -- ; title: Commissioned Text Treatments -- ; title: Out of the Whirlwind -- ; title: The Fear of the Lord Is the Beginning of Knowledge -- ; title: Seven Pillars of Wisdom -- ; title: Hymn to a Virtuous Woman -- ; title: Ecclesiastes Frontispiece -- ; title: Garden of Desire -- ; title: Set Me as a Seal upon Your Heart -- ; title: Let Us Lie in Wait -- ; title: Wisdom Woman -- ; title: Correction -- ; title: Creation, Covenant, Shekinah, Kingdom -- ; title: Listen and Faithful Friends -- ; title: Praise of Wisdom -- ; title: Like Clay in the Hand of the Potter -- ; title: Sirach Carpet Page -- ; title: Prophets -- ; title: Isaiah Reverse Carpet Page -- ; title: Peace and Justice -- ; title: Vision of Isaiah -- ; title: Messianic Predictions -- ; title: Insect Marginalia -- ; title: Extending the Prophet's Call -- ; title: Suffering Servant -- ; title: Annotation -- ; title: Arise, Shine -- ; title: As a Mother Comforts Her Child -- ; title: Jeremiah Frontispiece -- ; title: Calligraphy -- ; title: Vision at the Chebar -- ; title: Valley of Dry Bones -- ; title: Vision of the New Temple -- ; title: Bless the Lord -- ; title: Vision of the Son of Man -- ; title: Demands of Social Justice -- ; title: Do Justice, Love Kindness, Walk Humbly -- ; title: Rejoice! -- ; title: Committee on Illumination and Text.