Hello and welcome to the fourth edition of the Artsy Bible Study. The arts and the Bible have been intertwined for centuries; as an art history lover and a Christian, I’ve found myself looking for a good tool to study and learn more about both of them together. Three years ago, I made combining the study of these two my “Lenten intention,” and I found it so beneficial that I’ve decided to do it each Lenten season.

This year, like last year, in an attempt to make this more structured, I’ve followed the Episcopal Lectionary (the guidelines put forth by the Episcopal Church for services’ readings) so that the painting and biblical text will correspond to one of that Sunday’s readings.

I send out a weekly email with that week’s pairing or you can download the PDF here. For the first time, I also formatted the study for printing and binding should you choose to do the study on paper. Follow the instructions in the listing to print via FedEx!