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The True Vine (Greek: ἡ ἄμπελος ἡ ἀληθινή hē ampelos hē alēthinē) is an allegory or parable given by Jesus in the New Testament. Found in John 15:1–17 , it describes Jesus' disciples as branches of himself, who is described as the "true vine", and God the Father the "husbandman".
Christ the Vine is associated with the parable or allegory of the True Vine. It is referenced heavily in John 15:1–17. Jesus refers to his followers as branches of himself. The work is a pictorial representation of the parable of the True Vine. The theme was copied by countless painters. Angelo’s paintings were the earliest versions.
Augustine: "What Light it is to which John bears witness, he shows himself, saying, That was the true Light." [3]Chrysostom: "Or thus; Having said above that John had come, and was sent, to bear witness of the Light, lest any from the recent coming of the witness, should infer the same of Him who is witnessed to, the Evangelist takes us back to that existence which is beyond all beginning ...
The chapter introduces the extended metaphor of Christ as the true vine. The Father is the vinedresser, vinegrower or husbandman. [9] His disciples are said to be branches (Greek: τα κληματα, ta klémata, specifically meaning vine branches) [10] which must 'abide' in him if they are to 'bear
Pius X church, Vernier, Switzerland: Ego eimi hē hodos, "I am the way" in Greek. From an Istanbul church: Ego eimi hē ampelos hē alēthinē, "I am the true vine." Latin translation at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church (McCartyville, Ohio): "I am the way, the truth [and] the life."
Another biblical theme linked to the winepress referenced by commentators was the allegory of the "Vineyard of God" or "True Vine", found in Isaiah 27:2–5, John 15:1 and Matthew 21:33–45, understood as a metaphor for the church. [24] All these elements came together in the image of Christ in the winepress.
Vena amoris is a Latin name meaning, literally, "vein of love." It describes a special blood vein that was once believed to flow directly from the fourth finger of the left hand to the heart. [1]
Angelo's Christ the Vine is located at the Monastery of the Virgin Hodegetria, Heraklion, Crete. Earlier versions of the theme during the Byzantine empire can be linked to the Tree of Jesse. Christ the Vine can also be associated with the parable or allegory of the True Vine from John 15:1–17. In the story, Jesus refers to his disciples as ...