Category Archives: Sculpture

The Cardiff Giant is Resurrected! With Cardiff Giant Soap, Cardiff Giant Chocolate, Cardiff Giant Wine, and Cardiff Giant Coffee

Syracuse Artist Ty Marshall talks about his artistic recreation of the Cardiff Giant – the biggest hoax involving a giant in the nineteenth century: Not only has Ty created a giant, but he’s organised merchandise from local businesses: Expect to … Continue reading

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Gog and Magog Take to the Streets

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Gog and Magog Riot

“The monster appears to be outside the human body, as the limit of its coherence; thus he threatens travelers and errant knights with dismemberment or anthropophagy, with the complete dissolution of their selfhood. But closer examination reveals that the monster … Continue reading

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Nice Look for The Oxford Handbook of the Reception History of the Bible

Judging The Oxford Handbook of the Reception History of the Bible by its cover, this volume looks very fine indeed (cover photograph by Sam Fentress). The book’s blurb contains a very good description of reception history, which is worth a read. It’s … Continue reading

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