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William H. Johnson's 'Jesus and the Three Marys' (c. 1939-1940) - A new exhibit at New York's Museum of Biblical Art makes one point clear and inescapable: Biblical narratives and imagery have been an underlining constant in the life of African-American Christians. RNS photo courtesy Howard University Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Sally Morrow

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(RNS1-feb26) William H. Johnson’s ‘Jesus and the Three Marys’ (c. 1939-1940) – A new exhibit at New York’s Museum of Biblical Art makes one point clear and inescapable: Biblical narratives and imagery have been an underlining constant in the life of African-American Christians. For use with RNS-BLACKS-BIBLE, transmitted on February 26, 2013, RNS photo courtesy Howard University Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

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