One of my favourite characters in Scripture is Abishag the Shunamite. I’ve never seen her portrayed in art though.
Anyone know whether there is a window or an icon anywhere?
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Oh yes, but where? She is in a stained glass window somewhere. I think I am remembering a Burges window. Might just be other Arts and Crafts or Vic Gothic. If it is Finn Bar I have the book – if it is Skelton or Studley Royal … locating the image will take some time!
Here’s a painting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pedro_Am%C3%A9rico_-_Davi_e_Abisag_-_1879.jpg
You’ll find a few here:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Abishag+the+Shunammite&start=10&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Oh5&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&biw=1414&bih=691&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=fVrATuTwGca_8wPAteWhBA&ved=0CFAQsAQ4Cg
Just in case Forward In Faith have a field day with Dougal’s suggestion I suggest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bathsheba_solomon_david.jpg
(Ignore the title, she is in there)
I don’t know of any visual images, but she’s portrayed in Madeleine L’Engle’s novel, Certain Women.
Can we tell significant things about ourselves from our favourite scriptural characters, do you think?
I notice respondents just deal with what is asked, rather than what creates the question!
It might be interesting to explore, if not our favourite biblical characters, those who have influenced us most, or give us most to think about, or provide our greatest challenges…
Good game, william. St Paul.
William raises an interesting question. Could it be that St William of York, Archbishop twice is a worthy person to study and base ones life upon? Not a Biblical character of course but what an interesting life he lived.
For me its The Nephilim – what’s that all about then?
Is the Very Reverend Provost’s choice based on the classical pronunciation of the Hebrew ‘b’ (sans dagesh) as a ‘v’??
Agatha- Regarding the Nephilim/Rephaim I have wondered if in fact they were Neanderthals. It is possible that they were still around at the time that the folk myths were being recorded. I have ignored the refs in the Book of Jubilees and the Book of Enoch which has ref to these beings. If someone ever finds the Yeti it might help to answer the question as storiesand ledgends say that this being is up to ten feet tall.
Mary of Bethany? According to my mother I was the useless lazy one of the family. Guess what my middle name is?
David and Abishag by Pedro Americo in 1879 Rio de Janeiro Museum of fine arts.I have a photo.