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Bible & Art Reframed

by The Visual Commentary on Scripture

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The Ties that Bind Us

October 21, 2026 · 23 min

This episode is about relationships that go deep: the connections we can’t escape and that form our identities. This might mean family - the Bible is full of familial relationships, whilst the Madonna and Child are the most common…
The Word

October 14, 2026 · 21 min

It’s not difficult to imagine how the topic of the Word might be associated with the Bible. But what about art? In this episode of Bible & Art Reframed, Michelle and Joost show how words are often integral to works of art, from medieval…
Abstract Imagining

October 7, 2026 · 24 min

In this episode, Michelle and Joost have chosen five abstract works of art to help uncover the essence of difficult concepts in the Bible. And crucially, listeners can enjoy hearing Joost and Michelle try to describe what’s happening in…
Self-Portraiture

September 30, 2026 · 22 min

What does it mean to be human? How do we paint our own nature, and question our own image? Self-Portraiture may not be a topic you instinctively connect with the Bible. But in this episode of Bible & Art Reframed, Joost and Michelle make…
Wisdom & Discernment

September 23, 2026 · 22 min

If you think about the Bible and wisdom, you’ll likely think of wisdom literature in the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus. But in art, things get a little more abstract. Wisdom can be personified, but art itself can also be a…

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Gold

September 16, 2026 · 22 min

There are over 300 mentions of gold in the Bible: it’s a symbol of holiness and purity, and has historical associations with power and greed. It’s also a rich source for artists to interpret and use in their work—just don’t tell Leon…
Doorways & Thresholds

September 16, 2026 · 21 min

How better to open the door to our first episode of Bible & Art Reframed, than with the topic of Doorways & Thresholds? Join Michelle and Joost as they journey through five very different artworks—and their paired scriptural passages—that…
Coming soon: Bible & Art Reframed

September 7, 2026 · 1 min

Bible & Art Reframed is a new podcast connecting the world of scripture with the history of art. Each episode, biblical scholar Dr Michelle Fletcher and art historian Dr Joost Joustra take a topic—gold, doorways, wisdom—and use it to…

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About the show

Bible & Art Reframed offers fresh dialogue on the world of scripture and the history of art. Each episode, join biblical scholar Dr Michelle Fletcher and art historian Dr Joost Joustra as they journey through unexpected pairings of artworks and scriptural passages, reframing how we understand Bible and Art. From Wisdom to Doorways to Fish (yes, fish), this podcast brings new takes and expert reflections—eye-opening, thought-provoking, and enriching.