tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846201125255937456.post6406309290698040246..comments2024-03-06T16:24:54.840-08:00Comments on Little Bird Creations: Moved By The SpiritSarah Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11166369508132015509noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846201125255937456.post-4984122988704502092016-05-16T11:40:12.966-07:002016-05-16T11:40:12.966-07:00Also of note, in the lands/languages listed, there...Also of note, in the lands/languages listed, there are at least sixteen, so more than the Twelve Apostles must have been moved by the Holy Spirit that day, assuming each spoke one new language.Sarah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166369508132015509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846201125255937456.post-67630618054901920592016-05-16T11:37:51.438-07:002016-05-16T11:37:51.438-07:00oops again. Make that Twelve Apostles, because the...oops again. Make that Twelve Apostles, because they had just chosen a replacement for Judas immediately previous.Sarah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166369508132015509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846201125255937456.post-6978037115637104482016-05-16T11:26:24.836-07:002016-05-16T11:26:24.836-07:00oops.. Make that "Because" and excuse ot...oops.. Make that "Because" and excuse other typos and spacing. Sarah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166369508132015509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846201125255937456.post-37986347358365911072016-05-16T11:24:36.562-07:002016-05-16T11:24:36.562-07:00I think it is quite safe to say that Mary was amon...I think it is quite safe to say that Mary was among those who received the Spirit on Pentecost. See Acts 1:14 and 2:1, so the depiction is not unBibical.The "all" could refer to the eleven apostles only, but becuase the "the women and Mary" are specifically mentioned among those gathered together, I see no reason to think they wouldbe excluded as "witnesses" who received the Holy Spirit. The emphasis on Mary as center might not be our preference, but artistically a female figure among the males is a nice counterpoint and catches the eye.<br />And yes, we did notice the differences by time period in the churches central figures in Italy. Churches do show the history of theology's changes.<br />Anyway, I wouldn't say it is wrong to have her in the picture. Jesus did honor and care for His mother.Sarah Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166369508132015509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846201125255937456.post-42223681753239083992016-05-15T14:10:41.462-07:002016-05-15T14:10:41.462-07:00Thanks for this, Sarah. Blessed day to you and you...Thanks for this, Sarah. Blessed day to you and yours also.<br /><br />I was looking for images of Pentecostal paintings and the overwhelming majority of them had Mary as the central figure! I finally found one by Giotto from the fourteenth century that did not. Does that go along with what we observed in the many churches we visited in Italy, that one had to go into the very early churches (my favorite being in Ravenna) to find Christ as the central figure instead of Mary? But I found it odd that she was central in Pentecost paintings. Do the RCs teach specifically that she received the Holy Ghost that day too?Clayvesselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796290313996857351noreply@blogger.com