a visit with jesus

 Bible Art

Road to Emmaus
Artist: Robert Zund
 1877    Painting

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One event around the first Easter is the little excursion to Emmaus by a couple of clueless and dejected disciples who find themselves joined by a third party. The account is loaded with massively-significant things – walking and conversing intimately with a very real Jesus, urging this “Stranger” to stay with them, and being finally made aware of His presence in the breaking of the bread. One is easily moved by the disciples’ retrospective assessment of the trip, “Did not our hearts burn within us?”

Arguably, one of the most recognizable images of that Emmaus trip was painted by Swiss artist, Robert Zünd.

Ruth and Naomi
Artist: Willem Drost
 1633    Painting

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Ruth and Naomi by Willem Drost (1633-after 1663), from Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Ruth stands on the left, raises her hand and declares her determination to accompany her mother-in-law, Naomi, back to Judah instead of remaining in her native Moabite country.  Source: Ruth 1