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"Two new documentaries delve into the ongoing saga of Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi in a moment when true art crime stories are at their peak, writes Caryn James. (...)" (Lido em BBCNews 2021-08-21)

“Caravaggio's The Supper at Emmaus features a snag in a wicker basket that mirrors an underground Christian emblem, writes Kelly Grovier.

“Sometimes a flaw isn't a flaw at all but a flourish – a stroke of genius. Take, for example, the tiny fray in the weave of the wicker basket that teeters on the edge of the table at the centre of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's early 17th-Century masterpiece The Supper at Emmaus, among the greatest treasures in the rich collection of the UK's National Gallery. Though countless eyes have marvelled at the mysterious drama unfolding in the shadowy interior of the inn in which the recently resurrected Christ has just revealed his true identity to a pair of dumbstruck disciples, the significance of an almost imperceptible imperfection has gone unnoticed in the four centuries since the painting was commissioned by the Italian nobleman Ciriaco Mattei in 1601. A loose twig, sticking out from the plait of the woven fruit bowl, is a dainty defect from which the work's truest meaning can be unravelled. Alone among the countless symbols that punctuate the religious painting, this delicately described detail – half in shade, half in light – transforms Caravaggio's celebrated canvas from a mere illustration of scripture scene into something active and daring – a spiritual challenge whose stakes could not be higher. (...)” (Lido em: BBCNews 2021-06-18)

"Remonstrant Church"

"The Remonstrant Church is a liberal type of church, based in the Netherlands. It has in total about 5000 members and friends, divided over more than 40 congregations: all of these 5000 are grownups, who decided to join the Remonstrants (which is different from other, big churches where everyone that was baptized as a child is registered as member). Remonstrants place big emphasis on personal faith. What binds them is the Statement of Principle. In addition, many write their own confession of faith on becoming a member.  Remonstrants are by no means always in agreement with one another on questions of faith and social issues. They know that the message of the Gospel can not be separated from true choices in the struggle to live together, on the road to a world with peace and justice.

Some fast facts about us:

– The Remonstrants were the first church in the world to open marriage for same-sex couples. It did so as early as 1986.

– The Remonstrants were one of the first churches in the Netherlands to ordain women as ministers.

– The Remonstrants are open for dialogue with members of other Christian denominations and of other religions. They were among the churches that established the World Council of Churches in 1948.

– In our services, when the Lord’s Supper is celebrated, everyone present is invited to take part, whether you are a member of our church, another church or no church at all.

– We defend those whose rights are trampled on by other churches.

The Remonstrant community of faith is a practice ground where the story of man may chime with the story of God-with-man, where trails are traced from past to future, where – sometimes for an instant – God is experienced.  Learn more about our church through Wikipedia."

(Lido em: wikipedia)

“Brasileiros estudam a Bíblia sob os olhos da história e da arqueologia

Pesquisadores se dedicam a investigar a fundo o que a ciência sabe - e tem descoberto - sobre relatos, pessoas e períodos retratados nas escrituras sagradas (...)” (Lido em Google)

“(...)That God’s people would be led by a beautiful, somewhat feminine man seems to be the godly ideal. When David’s son Absolom ends up being extremely beautiful (cf. 2 Sam 14:25) (...)”     (Lido em: Google)

Ontem tinha tudo pronto para transcrever um textinho de Voltaira, mas mais uma sacanice (ou coisa do género) do Typepad tornou isso impossível e a certa altura mandei-os àquele lado...

Para os que continuam a consultar este bloguito tenho só a dizer que há 50 horas recebi a primeira dose da Pfizer e estou muito contento por não ter tido reacções alérgicas. Não quero exagerar e hoje vou de novo mais cedo para a cama. Uma boa noite e bom fim-de-semana, acompanhados de muita saúde é o que desejo a todos vós, sobretudo àqueles que fazem da bondade o credo da vida.

“Pourquoi Jésus est un des plus grands prophètes de l’islam”

“Loin d’être ignorée, la figure de Jésus est très considérée dans l’islam : les musulmans le voient comme l’un des plus grands prophètes de leur religion. Pour autant, ils estiment que les chrétiens se sont mépris sur sa véritable nature. (...)”

“Par Mohammed Taleb”             (Lido em: Le Monde 2020-12-01)

“Comment Marie la juive, mère de Jésus, est devenue la Vierge qui enfanta Dieu”

“Si Marie est une des femmes les plus célèbres de l’histoire, elle est également très mal connue. Entretien avec l’historien James D. Tabor, qui s’est lancé dans une vaste enquête pour exhumer la « vraie Marie ».

« Comment Marie, la mère de Jésus, peut-elle susciter autant de ferveur et de dévotion alors même qu’on sait si peu de choses sur elle ? », interroge l’historien James D. Tabor, qui vient de publier Marie, de son enfance juive à la fondation du christianisme (Flammarion, 384 p., 22,90 euros). (...)”

(Lido em: Le Monde 2020-08-21)

“Salvator Mundi: The most expensive painting in the world is getting the Broadway treatment” (...)”

(Lido em: CNN 2020-08-03)

“Shroud of Turin still surrounded with mystery and passion”

“Real or fake: Debate continues to rage over the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin despite scientific tests that claim it dates to the Middle Ages.

(CNN) — When she was 24, Emanuela Marinelli was walking near the Vatican in Rome when she caught a glimpse of a "beautiful face of Christ" printed on a souvenir in the window of a shop run by nuns.

The image, she said, stood out among the other items for sale -- a kitschy array of ashtrays with the face of the Pope and plastic representations of Jesus on the cross, with eyes that opened and closed.

"It was black and white with his eyes closed, suffering but serene," she said.

Transfixed, she entered the shop and asked a nun who had painted the original version, only to be told there was no artist, it was a photograph of the Shroud of Turin.

"I was surprised and disconcerted," says Marinelli. "The idea that [this photo was of] the funeral sheet of Christ with his image printed on it seemed... ridiculous. I left the shop skeptical, and didn't think any more of it."

That was back in 1975.

Today, Marinelli is one of the world's most prominent "shroudies" -- people who believe that the 14'5'' x 3'7'' linen cloth, which bears an image of what appears to be the body of a man, is in fact the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth.(...)”

(Lido em: CNN 2020-04-18)