Christian Church History

 Jonathan has been researching how art reflects changes in Christianity through the ages. 

One example is this piece of art by Reubens:

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Here is how it is displayed in the Lyon museum.

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The English wikipedia article gives only a brief explanation.

The French wikipedia article goes into far more depth, but if you don't know French you need to translate it into your own language.

Jonathan took photos of another piece painted in the late 1400s that depicts God the Father with a tangible body separate from Christ.



People in France have been viewing these pieces for hundreds of years. We find that many people, once they hear what our missionaries are teaching, think it makes sense that God has a body, as taught in D&C 130. 

We are reminded of another passage, because people around the world "are only kept from the truth because they know not where to find it."

(Doctrine and Covenants 123:12)

Related to this is the doctrine of the pre-existence, which most people intuitively believe but never hear taught, but that's a topic for another day.

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Art also reflects changes in baptismal fonts and practices. More on that later.

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Another item of interest was the Sacred Tunic, which is rarely on display (every 50 years). We happened to be in Paris when it was on display, so Jonathan went to see it. They let people walk close to it, so he took this photo.


They estimated 400,000 people attended during the 3 weeks or so it was on display, which was a big increase over past years. The lines were long. He waited over an hour to get in.

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