The Jews Took Up Rocks to Stone Jesus (Les juifs prirent des pierres pour lapider Jésus) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Jews Took Up Rocks to Stone Jesus (Les juifs prirent des pierres pour lapider Jésus), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. ( x 21 cm). Jesus’ conversations with members of his community escalate and become violent: when he claims to know Abraham, the Old Testament patriarch, devout Jews are skeptical, given his youth. Alluding to his own transcendence as the Son of God, he replies: “Before Abraham was, I am.” At t
The Jews Took Up Rocks to Stone Jesus (Les juifs prirent des pierres pour lapider Jésus) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Jews Took Up Rocks to Stone Jesus (Les juifs prirent des pierres pour lapider Jésus), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. ( x 21 cm). Jesus’ conversations with members of his community escalate and become violent: when he claims to know Abraham, the Old Testament patriarch, devout Jews are skeptical, given his youth. Alluding to his own transcendence as the Son of God, he replies: “Before Abraham was, I am.” At this response, the people attack Jesus with stones, gathering together as an angry mob. European Art 1886-1896
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