"Four Gospels"

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This four piece mural was created for St. Andrew's Hall (Presbyterian) at the University of British Columbia. Bob Kingsmill has produced several pieces for St. Andrew's Hall over the years.

Each of the four symbols are taken from the prophet Ezekiel (Ez. 1:10). Christian tradition assigned the symbols on the basis of the opening passages of the four Gospels: the man to Matthew, since he narrates the genealogy and birth of Christ: the lion to Mark, because he begins dramatically with the voice crying in the wilderness: the ox to Luke, because he describes the sacrifice of Zachary: and the eagle to John, since he begins with the lofty vision of The Prologue.

Worked into each of the murals is a representation of the Celtic cross, symbolizing the catholic Christianity with which Presbyterianism sees itself in continuity. Also present are depictions of the Word and the Sacraments together with inscriptions indicating the discipline of the Christian life.

All of this symbolism is set within the context of the landscape of British Columbia.

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