CODART, Dutch and Flemish art in museums worldwide

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are religions of the Book. In the Torah, Bible and Koran, God reveals himself to man.

God’s guidelines determine what is a good or right life, and death and burial rituals ensure the proper transition to eternal life after death. At the end of time, the resurrection of all the dead takes place. God then judges their acts of life.

How did believers bring all this into focus? Central to the display was Jerusalem, a holy city for the three religions: because of its sacred events and the buildings that recall them.