{"id":60775,"date":"2021-10-31T17:26:35","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T16:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topa.be\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/spc-sermon-confession-music\/spc-the-pulpit\/"},"modified":"2021-11-07T16:44:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T15:44:50","slug":"preekstoel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/topa.be\/en\/sint-pauluskerk\/beschrijving\/predicatie-biecht-muziek\/preekstoel\/","title":{"rendered":"SPK The Pulpit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Saint Paul\u2019s, the Antwerp Dominican church, a revelation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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A church for sermon, confession and music<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Pulpit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The woodcarving of the neo-Renaissance pulpit was made by Joannes Baptista de Boeck and Joannes Baptista van Wint (1874), who had made the funeral monument for the family of the donor, Jacob de Vries, in the sanctuary six years before. On the base in front figures Paul, the patron saint. On the tub five half reliefs depict the power of Jesus\u2019 word, in other words His \u2018preaching\u2019, in various circumstances.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Christ\u2019s conversation with the woman of Samaria<\/strong>
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\"\"\u201cTired from his journey\u201d Jesus is sitting at a well (v. 6). Averse to any form of common decency he takes the taboo breaking initiative to start a conversation with the woman of Samaria who comes there to draw water. Jesus points at the well:\u00a0\u201cEveryone who drinks this water will be thirsty again\u201d<\/em>\u00a0(v. 13)\u00a0\u201cbut whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0(v. 14). In other words: when the preacher is convinced that Jesus is the \u201cliving water\u201d (v. 11) for every single person, for himself to start with, then he will be better able to convince his audience of this in his sermon.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cWind and sea obey Him\u201d
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\"\"Jesus and his seven fishermen-apostles sail on \u00a0Lake of Gennesaret, but they have to contend with a storm. Consequently the wind (represented as Aeolus) is blowing keenly in the top left corner. But the lake is so turbulent that \u2013 true to the gospels \u2013 the boat is filling with water and threatens to sink. Even the mast has broken here. Only the stern with the rudder is still above the water. There Christ is sleeping (with His head) on a cushion. The apostles beseech Him to calm the storm down and after this wind and sea will obey Him. In other words: God\u2019s word is (more) forceful (than you may think).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Christ preaches to the people<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"\"In the background there are palm trees. In the middle of an attentive audience of different generations and gender Christ is sitting holding up one finger. In other words: Jesus preaches for the entire people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Christ with Martha en Mary
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\"\"Jesus is a guest in Martha and Mary\u2019s house. Martha is preoccupied with the busyness of serving, while her sister Mary is sitting at Jesus\u2019 feet, listening. An open book and a small hanging bookcase illustrate Mary\u2019s intellectual interest. Martha has just come out of the kitchen to complain to Jesus about her sister Mary, who lets her do all the work. Jesus, in an armchair, tempers Martha\u2019s displeasure:\u00a0\u201cMartha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.<\/em>\u201c (v.41). While His hand is pointed at the book on the table He says:\u00a0\u201cMary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her\u201d<\/em>\u00a0(v.42). In other words: a bit more attention during the sermon please!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cLet the children come to Me\u201d
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\"\"Women are coming to Jesus with their children. In the background there are two men with beards, who can be identified as apostles by their bare feet. Let us hope they have learned their lesson:\u00a0\u201cLet the children come to Me and do not prevent them\u201d<\/em>\u00a0(v.14). In other words: do bring children to the sermon (but at the same time: preach so that the little ones can understand it as well).<\/p>\n

The Baroque pulpit was dismantled in about 1874, but most parts of it remained on the spot. The reliefs of the tub were incorporated in the present crossing altar in 1998. The four corner panels consist of angel heads with six wings, the main reliefs include busts of two Dominicans: Saint Dominic and the great scholar, Thomas Aquinas. Further there is the coat of arms of the order and a shield with a few attributes of the founder of the order: the dog with the torch and the globe, a lily and a pilgrim\u2019s cane (with a hook for the gourd).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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