Biblical &amp; Christian

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An Eye for an Eye

Strict proportional retribution.

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Apocalypse

A catastrophic end of the world.

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David (Michelangelo)

Michelangelo's 5-meter marble nude of the biblical David at the moment before fighting Goliath — the canonical image of the heroic male nude.

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David and Goliath

An underdog defeating a much larger opponent.

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Forbidden Fruit

Something tempting precisely because it is off-limits.

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Good Samaritan

A stranger who helps someone in trouble without obligation.

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Hail Mary

A desperate last-second attempt with little chance of success.

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Jesus of Nazareth

The Jewish preacher whose teaching, execution, and reported resurrection became the central reference point of two thousand years of Western culture.

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Judas

The ultimate betrayer.

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Martin Luther King Jr.

The Baptist minister who led the American civil rights movement and gave it its most quoted speech before he was assassinated at thirty-nine.

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Mother Teresa

The Albanian nun who became the 20th century's mascot for selfless charity — and whose name now stands in for that role itself.

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Pietà

Michelangelo's marble of the Virgin Mary cradling the body of the crucified Christ — the canonical image of grief.

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Scapegoat

A person made to bear the blame for others.

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The Creation of Adam

Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel scene of God reaching out to give life to Adam — and the most-memed detail in the history of art.

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The Holy Grail

The ultimate, perhaps unattainable, object of pursuit.

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The Last Supper

Da Vinci's mural of Jesus and the twelve apostles at the moment he announces one of them will betray him — the most-parodied composition in Western art.

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The Ten Commandments

The ten rules — no other gods, no idols, no taking the Lord's name in vain, keep the Sabbath, honor your parents, no murder, adultery, theft, false witness, or coveting — given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai.

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The Writing on the Wall

An unmistakable warning of impending disaster.