Bible Game · Chapter 5

The Testing in the Wilderness

Forty days of hunger are behind him. The tempter takes him into the holy city and sets him on the pinnacle of the temple. His weapon is not a lie — he quotes Scripture. And he quotes it exactly.

New Testament · Matthew 4 · the wilderness testing

The painting in this case

Ary Scheffer · 1854 · oil — Scheffer paints the contest as a matter of direction. Jesus lifts one finger straight up; the tempter stoops low and gestures down. They fought over the same scripture. What differed was where they placed it — the painting had already settled the answer.

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