Baptistery of San Giovanni in Fonte, Naples shore with his hand outstretched towards fish. This could be the Draught of Fishes, the Walking on Water scene, or a mixture of the two, but without the complete mosaic, this remains unclear. The Samaritan Woman at the Well scene is attached to the Marriage at Cana scene. While the second figure by the well is destroyed, it may be Jesus based on the Biblical story, an important baptism allegory. In this scene, Jesus offers the Samaritan Woman the water of eternal life. The Marriage at Cana depicts Jesus turning water into wine. Like the Samaritan Woman scene, this miracle
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ The Gospel According to Jesus Christ The Gospel According to Jesus Christ (original title: "O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo", 1991) is a novel by the Portuguese author José Saramago. A fictional re-telling of Jesus Christ's life, depicting him as a flawed, humanised character with passions and doubts. The novel proved controversial, especially among the Roman Catholic Church, accusing Saramago of having a "substantially anti-religious vision". It was praised by other critics as a "deeply philosophical, provocative and compelling work". This book re-imagines the life of Jesus Christ, using the events depicted in the canonical gospels as a scaffold on which