violence in the Bible

I told my sister-in-Christ that I was reading up on the Balkan conflict and various historical tragedies. Then she said, “why do you need to read that? the Bible already has war and violence.”

So, I will now direct my attention to visual depictions of Biblical violence.

  1. Abel and Cain, by Titian.
  2. Jael and Sisera, by James Northcote.
  3. Samson and Delilah, by Rembrandt.
  4. The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, by John Martin.
  5. Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac, by a follower of Rembrandt.

The above list is certainly not exhaustive.

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