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How Long Was Jesus Dead?
Descent from the Cross, Workshop of Rembrandt (1606–1669), The New Hermitage, room 254, Saint Petersburg Where Science Meets Religion by...

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Jun 17, 202326 min read


The Severed Ear
Christ Healing the Ear of Malchus, by an Unknown artist, Oil on Canvas, ca. 17th century, The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle. Where Science...

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Jun 11, 20233 min read


Who is God?
Appearance on the Mountain in Galilee Duccio di Buoninsegna (c. 1308 to 1311) Where Science Meets Religion by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD,...

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Jun 2, 202320 min read


What is Leaven?
Trade card for Horsford’s Self-Raising Bread Preparation, Rumford Chemical Works. Source: Collection of the authors: Karen Weintraub and...

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May 28, 20239 min read


The Destruction of Jerusalem
Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem by Francesco Hayez. Oil on canvas, 1867. Where Science Meets Religion by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD,...

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May 21, 202321 min read


The Withered Fig Tree
The Accursed Fig Tree by Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836 – 1902) Where Science Meets Religion by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow...

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May 14, 20233 min read


Some Were Born Eunuchs and Some Blind
“Healing of the Blind Man” by Carl Bloch (1871) Where Science Meets Religion by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me lesson...

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May 6, 20235 min read


Raising Lazarus
“The Raising of Lazarus” by Rembrandt 1630-1632 Where Science Meets Religion by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me lesson...

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Apr 30, 202315 min read


The Feast of Dedication
Seven-stem Temple menorah and nine-stem Hanukkah menorah (Wikipedia images) Where Science Meets Religion by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for...

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Apr 22, 20234 min read


Woe unto thee, Chorazin!
Photo of the ruined 3rd century synagogue at Chorazin, 2015 by Lev.Tsimbler Where Science Meets Religion by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for...

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Apr 18, 20234 min read


The Transfiguration
The Transfiguration of Jesus by Carl Heinrich Bloch, 1872, Frederiksborg Palace, Denmark Where Science Meets Religion by Trent Dee...

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Apr 9, 202312 min read


That First Easter Night
Where Science Meets Religion by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me lesson April 3–9: Easter To celebrate the Easter season...

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Apr 1, 202316 min read


Jesus Feeds 5000 and Walks on Water
Jesus Walking on the Water, by Rembrandt van Rijn, British Museum Where Science Meets Religion by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come...

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Mar 25, 20238 min read


The Mustard Seed
Etching by Jan Luyken illustrating the parable, from the Bowyer Bible (1791-1795). Where Science Meets Religion by Trent Dee Stephens,...

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Mar 17, 20234 min read


Jesus Heals a Man With a Withered Hand
James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Man with the Withered Hand (L'homme à la main desséchée), 1886-1896 Where Science Meets Religion by...

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Mar 11, 20237 min read


Jesus Raises a Girl from a Deep Sleep
The Raising of Jairus Daughter, by Henry Thomson (c. 1820) Where Science Meets Religion by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow...

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Mar 4, 20238 min read


Jesus Heals a Person with Leprosy
Christ Heals a Leper, by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650 Where Science Meets Religion by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come Follow Me lesson...

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Feb 25, 202311 min read


Motes and Beams
The Parable of the Mote and the Beam by Domenico Fetti c. 1619 Where Science Meets Religion by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD, for the Come...

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Feb 18, 20232 min read


Ye Are the Salt of the Earth
The cover of the Morton Salt Company pamphlet, The History of Salt, after 1924; featuring the 1866 engraving by Gustave Doré of Lot’s...

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Feb 11, 20233 min read


Jesus Turns Water into Wine
Detail from “The Marriage Feast at Cana,” by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (c. 1672) Where Science Meets Religion by Trent Dee Stephens, PhD,...

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Feb 4, 202313 min read
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