Picture taken from a hill overlooking what appears to be an excavated archaeological site. Several buildings carved from the rock face are in view; Israel.
A market takes place on an Egyptian street. Cages and tables of produce are lined up along the buildings, carts are driven down the street, and two boys stand in the foreground. This postcard was made from a photograph by James Robinson and his...
Church buildings; Columns; Coptic church buildings; Monuments; Staircases; Tombs; Water; Crypts; Cairo (Egypt)
Crypt in Old Cairo where tradition says the Holy family lived. This area of the church is sometimes inaccessible (as shown here) due to subterranean water. This crypt, which is underneath the present-day sanctuary, was the original sanctuary of...
Church buildings; Columns; Coptic church buildings; Monuments; Tombs; Water; Crypts; Cairo (Egypt)
Crypt in Old Cairo where tradition says the Holy family lived. This area of the church is sometimes inaccessible (as shown here) due to subterranean water. This crypt, which is underneath the present-day sanctuary, was the original sanctuary of...
Christian art and symbolism; Coptic church; Coptic church buildings; Naj' Ḥammādī (Egypt)
An inner wall of an Egyptian church is covered with various paintings. Centered and almost hidden behind a chandelier is a copy of da Vinci's "Last Supper." Other paintings represent the likenesses of Jesus, priests, and horsemen. A curtain is...
Scholars; Robinson, James McConkey, 1924-; Coptic Church; Coptic church buildings; Christian art and symbolism; Naj' Ḥammādī (Egypt)
Claremont scholar James Robinson preaching in front of the Evangelical Coptic Church of Naj' Ḥammādī. His Arabic translator is in the center, and the local Coptic pastor is seated at left. A banner, cross with corpus, and book are painted on...
Scholars; Robinson, James McConkey, 1924-; Coptic Church; Coptic church buildings; Christian art and symbolism; Naj' Ḥammādī (Egypt)
Claremont scholar James Robinson speaking at the Evangelical Coptic Church of Naj' Ḥammādī. The man next to him translates his words into Arabic. Artwork behind the speaker's podium depicts the crucified Lord (corpus) above an open book with...