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Images for the 22nd Sunday After Pentecost/Lectionary 28

This is the story of the healing of Naaman by Elisha (2 Kings5: 1-15) and the healing of ten lepers by Jesus in Luke 17: 11-19. There are some good images for the ideas in these passages:

Elisha Refuses the Gift of Naaman, Pieter de Grebber (1652-53)

Elisha Refuses the Gift of Naaman, Pieter de Grebber (1652-53)

Of Naaman and Leprosy by Elisabethhijanen@deviantart.com

Of Naaman and Leprosy by Elisabethhijanen@deviantart.com

Naaman by Creely at deviantart.com

Naaman by Creely at deviantart.com

The Healing of Ten Leperes by James Tissot (between 1886 and 1894)

The Healing of Ten Lepers by James Tissot (between 1886 and 1894)

The Healing of the Ten Lepers by Jesus Christ by Louis Surugue (1686-1762)

The Healing of the Ten Lepers by Jesus Christ by Louis Surugue (1686-1762)

24 year old man from Norway with leprosy

24 year old man from Norway with leprosy

Noting that the condition translated leprosy in the bible is probably not the modern disease leprosy

An American AIDS patient

An American AIDS patient

The Modern Leper by addsuns@deviantart.com

The Modern Leper by addsuns@deviantart.com

Images for 20th Sunday After Pentecost (Expanded)/ Lectionary 27

Gospel Reading is Luke 17: 5-10 (which I think you need to have the broader context of 17:1-4) so here are some of the images that I used in thinking about this. This was more challenging than last week, since there is not as much artwork about this collection of sayings so you may or may not see connections:

Granite Mill Stone

Granite Mill Stone

Technically this falls before the reading this week, but I included it in my reflections

The Mulberry Tree by kcjoughdoitch on deviantart.com

The Mulberry Tree by kcjoughdoitch on deviantart.com

In Luke’s version it is a mulberry tree that is uprooted and cast into the sea, I like this interpretation of VanGough’s painting of a Mulberry tree. On deviantart the artist has the option to make their file downloadable or not, and if they allow it to be downloadable I try to give credit but assume they are OK with their work being seen.

Jan Luyken, The Parable of the Mustard Seed

Jan Luyken, The Parable of the Mustard Seed

This actually points to the Markan parable talking about the kingdom of God being like a Mustard Seed, but it was another image reasonably close to this set of sayings.

Alphonse Legrose, Communion

Alphonse Legrose, Communion

This is from the end of the parable “we are only servants”