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DID GOD WORK OUT? (Part 2)

by adamhalevi, posted in Alexander the Great, Bible Illustration, Biblical History, Gustav Dore, Images of Bible Personalities, King David, King Saul, Lachish Frieze, Lutterworth Press, Moshe Dayan, Ramses II (The Great), Religious Tract Society, Rembrandt, Salvator Rosa, Sargon The Great, Sculpture

The artistic shaping of visual perceptions of, and sensibilities  towards biblical events and personalities from Bible times to the present day. The image above, of an anguished, middle aged Dutchman in some kind of oriental fancy-dress remains many people’s instinctive vision of Israel’s first king, Saul. For me, the spell of received imagery was only … Continue reading DID GOD WORK OUT? (Part 2)

DID GOD WORK OUT? (I)

by adamhalevi, posted in Abrahamic God, Albrecht Dürer, Amateur Scholarship, American Dad God, Art, Ashtaroth, Astarte, Baal, Christian God, Epic Cinema, Historical Cinema, Images of God in art, Jewish God, Michelangelo, Religious Epic Cinema, Religious Iconography, Renaissance man or woman, Sistine Chapel Fresco, University of Texas, San Antonio, Western Art and Religion

The artistic shaping of visual perceptions of, and sensibilities  towards biblical events and personalities from the Biblical era to the present day… Since the publication of my book on King Saul of Israel (2007) I have had many invitations from academic institutions and various study groups and organisations – in person and online – to … Continue reading DID GOD WORK OUT? (I)

WHAT DO [WE] DO WITH OUR OLIVES? DO [WE] MAKE THEM INTO OIL?

by adamhalevi, posted in Adam and Dido, Andalusia, Axarquia, Extra Virgin, First Cold-pressed oil, Olive Harvest, Olive Oil, Olive trees, Olives, Southern Spain

THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION/S WE ARE ASKED THE MOST…* Well, not exactly, is the answer, in that they do all nearly end up as oil, but the oil is not made by us. Olive presses, in all their forms, are serious pieces of machinery and far too ambitious and expensive for a small farm … Continue reading WHAT DO [WE] DO WITH OUR OLIVES? DO [WE] MAKE THEM INTO OIL?

“A light unto the nations”* like it or not…

by adamhalevi, posted in A Light Unto The Nations, Andalusia, BBC World Servic, Bondi Beach Massacre, Hanukkah, Isaiah, Jerusalem, Jerusalem Temple, Jewish People, Menorah, Olive Harvest, Olive Oil, Science in Action

an optimistic new year message This year we have a bumper olive harvest – the biggest, since we planted our new grove twenty years ago. The work of picking, pruning and burning off is the most intense of the year. The large crop feels somehow auspicious, as do the copious rains and the unusually crisp … Continue reading “A light unto the nations”* like it or not…

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