Magic lantern - Just a lot of magic lantern slide sets depicting Biblical stories. part 6.

part 6.

A rather extensive collection of magic lantern slide sets depicting Biblical stories

Life of St Paul

A set of at least 55 square magic lantern slides measuring 8.2 cm x 8.2 cm made by an unknown manufacturer.
Not all slides are shown below, but only a selection of 30 pieces. The other slides were not present in the collection or were less interesting.

Paul was a leader in early Christianity and played a central role in the early development and spread of the Christian gospel in the Mediterranean regions, especially in Asia Minor and Greece. Partly because of Paul's role, Christianity was able to grow into the world religion it is today.


4. Stoning of Stephen	8. Ananias with Paul

9. Saul escapes in a basket	14. Paul and Barnabas before Sergius Paulus

16. Resentment of the Jews at Antioch	18. Offering sacrifices to Paul and Barnabus

19. Paul preaching before the apostles	22. Pauls vision

23. Lydia baptised	24. Paul and the Pythoness

27. Attack on the house of Jason	30. Paul preaching on mars hill

31. Paul, Aquila and Priscilla tent making	32. Corinth in its grandeur

33. Paul before Gallio	36. Paul in the school of Tyrannus

38. Burning the books	39. The town clerk appeasing to the mob

40. Troas Paul bringing the young man to life	41. Paul paring with the elder at Miletus

43. Jerusalem	44. Paul seized

45. Paul addressing the mob	46. Paul before Ananias

47. Conducted to Caesarea by night	48. Paul before Felix

49. Paul before Agrippa	50. Shipwrecked

54. Paul before Nero	55. ?
King David (supposed title) 15 square magic lantern slides from a larger set about the life of King David. The manufacturer and the sequence of the slides is unknown.

The Temptation of the Rechabites This set of magic lantern slides from an unknown manufacturer depicts the story described in the Bible book of Jeremiah, Chapter 35. It deals with the meaning of obedience and covenant faithfulness. The Rechabites' respect for the commandments of their ancestors and their dedication to upholding them, regardless of pressure, serves as a striking reminder to remain committed to God's commandments and is used by God as an example to the people of Judah: The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink. ...... I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine. But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever.


1. Title Slide	2. Jeremiah visits the Rechabites	3. Jeremiah delivering the Message

4. On the way to the Temple	5. The Temple	6. The Rechabites entering the Temple


7. The Princes Room in the Temple	8. Chamber of the Sons of Hanan	9. Jeremiah offers them Wines

10. The Rechabites refuse the Wine	11. Jeremiah's declaration	12. The Rechabites outside their Tents