Ian Knowles started the Bethlehem Icon Centre in 2010. Photo/Religion Unplugged” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/episcopaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bethlehem-icon-1-no-credit.jpg?fit=300%2C180&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/episcopaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bethlehem-icon-1-no-credit.jpg?fit=1000%2C600&ssl=1″/>Bethlehem Icon Center keeps alive an ancient artistic tradition
The center was established by Ian Knowles in 2010 to encourage Palestinian Christians to stay and pray in Bethlehem.
July 2, 2023
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/episcopaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sacrifice_of_Isaac_mosaic_-_Basilica_San_Vitale_Ravenna.jpg?fit=300%2C180&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/episcopaljournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Sacrifice_of_Isaac_mosaic_-_Basilica_San_Vitale_Ravenna.jpg?fit=936%2C563&ssl=1″/>The Barbaric Sacrifice
The stories of Abraham and his family are, frankly, barbaric. The characters are cruel and uncivilized, and a great many of their actions are, from our point of view, totally reprehensible. For me the sacrifice of Isaac heads the list of horrible tales. A boy, begotten late in his parents’ lives, and cherished, Isaac holds …
