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We asked several prominent scholars to tell us what books about the Bible they would take along on a vacation—books fascinating and sound enough to hold their attention and well-written enough to make reading a pleasure, not a chore. Below is a wide range of suggestions of Old and New Testament literature from four Bible scholars and from an eminent art historian whose focus is on Christianity, the Bible and the visual arts.
Identify each plant by its common and/or scientific botanical name. Give at least one biblical citation (Old or New Testament) in which this plant is mentioned.
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Symmetry is abandoned in Shadur’s five paper-cut panels that tell the story of Job’s suffering and his anguished quest to understand God’s purpose. The artist portrays Job in the stark, wild desert landscape of Edom and the Negev, incorporating verses from the Book of Job into the design of each episode.
The opening verse of Job radiates from panel one (below):
My paper-cuts are based on a simple technique familiar to all children: cutting a folded piece of paper to produce a symmetrical design once the sheet is opened. (This is also the way most of the old, traditional Jewish paper-cuts were made.)
