Sentences with phrase «crucifixion often»

Medieval paintings of the crucifixion often show the skull of Adam at the base of the cross.

The act of crucifixion often disjointed its victim as it forced their bodies into painful positions

Not exact matches

My grandmother often talked about her father's crucifixion to my mother and my aunt.

An awareness of promise often miraculously blossoms even amidst the most absurd circumstances: barrenness and infertility; conditions of oppression and slavery; exile from homeland; death by crucifixion.

In an earlier time, when historical and source criticism held sway, Mark's Gospel was often considered a collage of episodes, miracles and teachings leading up to stories about Jesus» arrest, trial, crucifixion and resurrection.

(A rooster is often found in Chagall's crucifixion paintings, probably because it was traditionally sacrificed on the eve of Yom Kippur.)

It seems at times that while Boyd places a wonderful (and often neglected) emphasis on the crucifixion, he has somewhat neglected the incarnation.