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Geometric Mosaic (Interlocking Circles and Squares). 4th century CE. Stone tesserae. Bardo National Museum, Tunis.

Augustine On Order

"The beauty of the whole is composed of parts, and in this divine arrangement, there is nothing that is not in its own way beautiful, even if it appears otherwise to the limited perception of the observer." (De ordine, 2.19.50)

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Decruz, Beatrice. Stained Glass at the Church Gallery Depicting St. Francis with the Stigmata of Jesus. 2022. Stained glass. Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Singapore. Photograph by VITA images. Published in Catholic News SG, October 30, 2022.

Book of John

On the Featured Image Decruz, Beatrice. Stained Glass at the Church Gallery Depicting St. Francis with the Stigmata of Jesus. 2022. Stained glass. Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Singapore. Photograph…

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Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus. c. 359 CE. Marble, 142.2 x 243.8 cm. Museo Tesoro della Basilica di San Pietro (Treasury of Saint Peter's Basilica), Vatican City.

Book of Luke

On the Featured Image Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus. c. 359 CE. Marble, 142.2 x 243.8 cm. Museo Tesoro della Basilica di San Pietro (Treasury of Saint Peter's Basilica), Vatican City.Rhetorical device…

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Strozzi, Bernardo. The Parable of the Wedding Banquet (fragment). c. 1636. Oil on canvas, 183 x 126.5 cm. Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, Italy.

Book of Matthew

Why would a course on the history of political thought need to include the Book of Matthew?  First, since it covers the same ground as Mark, we will be looking for…

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