Among the extant epistles of Paul there is none more genial in its attitude and more revealing of the author than the epistle to the Philippians. Like an excerpt from an intimate diary, this short ...

This is Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn’s depiction of the Apostle Paul in prison, where he wrote the Book of Philippians. The sword symbolizes Paul’s martyrdom. Rembrandt lived from ...