Visualising the (Invisible) Prophets: Artistic Strategies for Representing Joel and Obadiah in Christian and Western Traditions
There are a number of challenges that artists face when attempting to portray prophets from the Book of the Twelve or the Minor Prophets. Not only are these books short and written in poetic form, but many of these tell us little about the prophets themselves. This essay explores the visual receptio...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft
2023
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| In: |
Die Bibel in der Kunst
Year: 2023, Volume: 7, Pages: 1-28 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Joel
/ Obadiah
/ Christianity
/ Minor Prophets
/ I 10 (Journal)
/ Iconography
/ Art
/ Role
/ Book
/ Bible. Apostelgeschichte 2,18
/ Pentecost
/ Locusts
/ Intertextuality
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| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible HB Old Testament |
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| Summary: | There are a number of challenges that artists face when attempting to portray prophets from the Book of the Twelve or the Minor Prophets. Not only are these books short and written in poetic form, but many of these tell us little about the prophets themselves. This essay explores the visual reception of two such ‘invisible prophets’, Joel and Obadiah, and investigates the ways in which artists from Christian and Western traditions have attempted to visualise and portray these prophetic figures. In doing so, it is suggested that artists have employed a number of artistic strategies in order to overcome the lack of biographical and narrative information concerning these minor prophets. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Die Bibel in der Kunst
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