This is a list of stories and concepts described in the bible. Accounts from both old and new testament passages are listed here.
- Last-Supper
In Christian belief this was the final meal that Jesus shared with his disciples.
- Madonna-and-Child
A representation of Mary with the infant Jesus.
- Marriage-at-Cana
The first of the miracles ascribed to Jesus, by St John, where he turned water into wine.
- Massacre-of-the-Innocents
The infants that the bible says Herod had killed in and around Bethlehem as he feared that a newborn King would deprive him of his throne.
- Nativity
The events surrounding the actual birth of Christ. The Annunciation, and Epiphany are dealt with separately.
- Passion-Cycle
The Passion cycle refers to a series of artistic representations, commonly found in medieval and Renaissance painting, sculpture, stained glass, and manuscript illumination, that narrate the final episodes of Christ’s life.
- Pieta
In Christian art a scene where the Virgin Mary is holding the dead body of Jesus.
- Presentation-in-the-Temple
In the gospel of Luke, when Jesus is presented at the temple following Mary’s purification, a man called Simeon called him a Light to the World.
- Prodigal-Son
The Prodigal Son is a biblical parable illustrating themes of forgiveness, redemption, and unconditional love.
- Raising-of-Lazarus
Lazarus the brother of Martha and Mary (of Magdalene) was brought back to life by Jesus four days after he had died.
- Resurrection
Biblical story central to Christianity which tells of Jesus coming back to life after being executed by crucifixion at Golgotha.
- Revelations
Revelation is the last book of the New Testament, revealing the future events of the end times and the return of Jesus Christ.
- Salvator-Mundi
Christ as Saviour of the World. Theme in Christian art where Christ is holding an orb or globe representing the world, and his right hand raised giving a blessing.
- Sermon-on-the-Mount
Images depicting the story of the Surmon on the Mount, including the miracle of feeding the five thousand.
- Tree-of-Jesse
A depiction of the ancestors of Christ starting from the father of King David, Jesse of Bethlehem.
- Visitation
The visit to Hebron by the Virgin Mary to St Elizabeth who was pregnant with John the Baptist.
- Wedding-at-Cana
Representation of Christ's miracle of turning water into wine.
- Weighing-of-Souls
In Christian theology the souls of the dead are weighed so as to judge them. This is based on the theory that sin is heavy and thus those that do not pass the test are destined for hell.