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Michelangelo Buonarroti, The Sacrifice of Noah, 1509, Sistine Chapel ceiling, Vatican City.
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Why does Old Testament worship look so violent? Here is Noah, just after the flood. The ark sits behind him, the earth is dry. His family gathers near, and the first thing he does in this new world is worship.
Look first at the foreground. A ram lies at Noah’s feet. Its neck is pierced, and blood spills onto the ground. The sacrifice is direct, phy…
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