Jesus Christ - Würzburg, Germany
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One of several woodcarvings of Jesus Christ in the Museum am Dom in Würzburg.
Waymark Code: WMHDHT
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 06/27/2013
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Linden wood carving by Tilman Riemenschneider workshop, 1500 - 1515. Beautiful detailing and color retention. Slight damage to one finger on upraised hand. Co-ordinates are taken at the museum entrance.
About Jesus Christ: Christ is a translation of the Hebrew word, the Messiah, and is used as a title for Jesus in the New Testament. In common usage, "Christ" is generally treated as synonymous with Jesus of Nazareth.
Jesus came to be called "Jesus Christ", meaning "Jesus the Christos", by his followers after his death and believed resurrection. Before, Jesus was usually referred to as "Jesus of Nazareth" or "Jesus son of Joseph". In the epistles of Paul the Apostle, the earliest texts of the New Testament, Paul most often referred to Jesus as "Jesus Christ", "Christ Jesus", or "Christ". The followers of Jesus became known as Christians (as in Acts 11:26) because they believed Jesus to be the Messiah (Christos) prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. Christ was originally a title, but later became part of the name "Jesus Christ", though it is still also used as a title, in the reciprocal use Christ Jesus, meaning "The Messiah Jesus".
Source
A card for the sculpture reads:
Tilman Riemenschneider
and workstaff
1500
Linden wood, carved and colored
On loan from the Church Foundation
St. Vitus, Rottersdorf