| Title: | Christ and the Miracle of the Loaves and Fish |
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| Notes: | Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. -- John 6:35 A popular theme for early Christian sarcophgi, the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes communicates several important messages. Christ is a miracle-worker; Christ provides in life and in death; Christ's body in sacrifice is the spiritual food for both spiritual life in the here and now and the heavenly food for the afterlife in heaven; Christ provides for all believers. |
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| Date: | 3rd-4th centuries |
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| Building: | Vatican City. Direzione generale dei musei
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| Object/Function: | Sarcophagus |
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| Country: | Vatican City
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| Scripture: | John 6:25-35
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| Lectionary links: | CTDay
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| General Subject: | Bread
Feeding of the Thousands
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| ICONCLASS Number: | 73C6113
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| Copyright Source: | Image donated by J. Patout Burns and Robin M. Jensen |
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| Copyright Permission: | Donor must be contacted for permission. |
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| Attribution: | Christ and the Miracle of the Loaves and Fish, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=51995 [retrieved February 27, 2021]. Original source: Image donated by J. Patout Burns and Robin M. Jensen. |
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| Record Number: | 51995
Last Updated: 2021-02-16 19:34:24
Record Created: 2007-07-18 00:00:00 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
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Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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