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.
- Abel and Cain, by Titian.
- Jael and Sisera, by James Northcote.
- Samson and Delilah, by Rembrandt.
- The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, by John Martin.
- Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac, by a follower of Rembrandt.
The above list is certainly not exhaustive.