Koenig's Connections

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The
paintings by

Peter Koenig

explore the interwoven
connections he has seen in
the bible, having read
it several times
.

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He has painted
biblical images based on
many stories and topics, but
I’ve decided to narrow the
focus to some of his
New Testament
subjects
…

Rather than show these
in the order he painted them,
I sorted them into the order
they appear in the bible
.
I’ll add a relevant bible
verse for each one
.

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As soon as
Jesus was baptized,
he went up out of the
water. At that moment
heaven was opened, and
he saw the Spirit of God
descending like a dove
and alighting on him
.
Matthew 3:16

Baptism of Christ

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Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit,
left the Jordan and was led by
the Spirit into the wilderness,
where for forty days he was
tempted by the devil
.
He ate
nothing during
those days, and at
the end of them
he was hungry
.
Luke 4:1-2

Temptation of Christ

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Then he went up
and touched the bier
they were carrying him
on, and the bearers stood
still. He said, “Young man,
I say to you, get up!”

Luke 7:14

The Widow’s Son

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When the demons
came out of the man,
they went into the pigs,
and the herd rushed
down the steep
bank into
the lake
and was
drowned
.
Luke 8:33

Casting Out Evil Spirits

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“Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
you who kill the prophets and
stone those sent to you, how
often I have longed to gather
your children together, as
a hen gathers her chicks
under her wings, and
you were not
willing
.
Luke 13:34

Hen and Fox

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So he made a whip out of cords,
and drove all from the temple courts,
both sheep and cattle; he scattered
the coins of the money changers
and overturned their tables
.
John 2:15

Christ Overturns the Tables
of the Moneychangers

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There he was
transfigured before
them. His face shone like the
sun, and his clothes became as
white as the light. Just then
there appeared before
them Moses and
Elijah, talking
with Jesus
.
Matthew 17:2-3

Transfiguration

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When Jesus entered Jerusalem,
the whole city was stirred and asked,
“Who is this?” The crowds answered,
“This is Jesus, the prophet from
Nazareth in Galilee
.
Matthew 21:10-11

Palm Sunday

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As she
stood behind him
at his feet weeping,
she began to wet
his feet with
her tears
.
Then she
wiped them with her
hair, kissed them and
poured perfume
on them
.
Luke 7:38

Mary Magdalene Washes the Feet of Jesus

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Now
the betrayer had
arranged a signal with
them: “The one I kiss is
the man; arrest
him.”

Going
at once to
Jesus, Judas said,
“Greetings, Rabbi!”
and kissed
him
.
Matthew 26:48-49

Judas’ Kiss

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They
stripped him and
put a scarlet robe on him,
and then twisted together a
crown of thorns and set it on his
head. They put a staff in his right
hand. Then they knelt in front
of him and mocked him.
“Hail, king of the Jews!”
they said
.
Matthew 27:28-29

The Mocking of Christ

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Many
women were there,
watching from a distance.
They had followed Jesus
from Galilee to care
for his needs
.
Matthew 27:55

The Crucifixion

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After
being made alive, he
went and made proclamation
to the imprisoned spirits
…
1 Peter 3:19

The Harrowing of Hell

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Let
both grow
together until the
harvest. At that time
I will tell the harvesters
:
First collect the weeds and
tie them in bundles to be
burned; then gather the
wheat and bring it
into my barn
.
Matthew 13:30

Jesus said to her,
“I am the resurrection
and the life. The one who
believes in me will live,
even though they die
;
John 11:25

Harvest Resurrection

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I am
the true vine, and
my Father is the gardener.
He cuts off every branch in
me that bears no fruit, while
every branch that does bear
fruit he prunes so that it
will be even more
fruitful
.
John 15:1-2

Christ the Vine

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He told
them, “The secret
of the kingdom of God has
been given to you. But to those
on the outside everything is said
in parables so that, “‘they may be
ever seeing but never perceiving,
and ever hearing but never
understanding; otherwise
they might turn and
be forgiven
!
Mark 4:11-12