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Links - In Questions about Jesus (part one)
1. The Nativity (pages 2-3)
http://www.britannica.com
Yet again this comprehensive site provides a range of useful articles
and resources, in this case on the Nativity.
http://www.crewsnest.vispa.com/christmas.htm
The Crews' Nest web site looks at ways Christmas is celebrated
around the world and includes jokes, Christmas cards and much more.
Other child-friendly Christmas sites include http://www.holidays.net/christmas/
and http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Yahooligans/xmas
(a detailed listing of other useful sites).
http://www.berylcook.com/
Beryl Cook's painting of the Nativity, used on this double page
spread in the book, is an unusual subject matter for her. The web
site, dedicated to her paintings, offers a biography and numerous
products to purchase.
Other paintings can be viewed at http://www.art-network.co.uk/banca/coober/
. The web site http://www.horne.demon.co.uk/beryl.html
includes thumbnail images with links to the sites containing the
full size versions.
2. Giving thanks for Jesus' birth (pages 4-5)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03245b.htm
The event of the purification of Jesus at the temple is also
known as 'Candlemas'. The Catholic celebration of Candlemas is explained
at length in this excerpt from The Catholic Encyclopedia.
A simpler explanation of the origins of the festival is provided
at http://www.holidayorigins.com/html/candlemas.html
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Other versions of this scene can be viewed at http://www.j30ad.org/Simeon.htm
and http://www.abcgallery.com/G/giotto/giotto18.html
(Giotto's famous painting from the Capella degli Scrovegna in Padua).
3. Jesus is left behind (pages 6-7)
A photocopiable version of the image can be downloaded from http://www.christiananswers.net/
4. Jesus prepares for his mission (pages 8-9)
http://www.cookham.com/spencerindex.htm
A list of links for Stanley Spencer are given in the lesson plan
for the twelfth page of In Creation. These are:
http://www.tate.org.uk/home/default.htm
Another modern artist who has explored the theme of 'being in
the desert' is James Janknegt. His vibrant paintings can be seen
at http://www.wesleysem.edu/CAR/janknegt.htm
or http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~janknegt/
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