by Michael Winters
In 1960, the famed German Expressionist Otto Dix published a series of 33 lithographs depicting scenes from the Gospel of Matthew. The entire series of prints was on exhibit at the Sojourn Arts gallery January 12 - March 1, 2020. In this lecture, New Testament scholar Dr. Jonathan Pennington shares his reflections on the interaction between these images and the biblical text.
Jonathan T. Pennington, who holds a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from the University of St. Andrews (Scotland), is associate professor of New Testament Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he is also director of the Ph.D. program. Pennington is the author of The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing, Reading the Gospels Wisely, and Heaven and Earth In the Gospel of Matthew. He is also on the preaching staff at Sojourn East in Louisville, Kentucky.
Thanks to Bowden Collections, who loaned us the exhibit. And thanks to Dani Wallace of Love thy Neighborhood, who made the video for us.