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We collect here two long papers originally published in Polifemo XXI secolo F. Mora, Biblical icons in the XXI century I Multiple iconographic programs, 1, 2014, 1-49; F. Mora, Biblical icons in the XXI century II Other German editions, 2, 2015, 1-78 and analysing the iconographic programs of German editions of the Bible in the XXI century together with another paper from Polifemo XXI secolo F. Mora, Chagall's Biblical illustrations, 1, 2014, 51-80 dealing with Chagall's authentic Biblical cycles vs. a problematic Catholic use of Chagall's illustrations in their Chagall Bible. In our scientific production this discussion of classical Biblical iconography in the XXI century is complemented - by our studies on classical Biblical iconography in the preceding centuries F. Mora, Icone bibliche I Carolsfeld vs. Dor , Polifemo 14, 2014, 1-138; F. Mora, Biblical icons II Merian and others, Polifemo 15, 2015, 1-150; - by our series Iconography of printed Bibles 1475-1900 - by our studies on Biblical iconography in new media, and namely F. Mora, Biblical iconography in new media I Iconography of Protogenesis in movies, Polifemo 16, 2016, 1-244 F. Mora, Biblical icons in new media I Torah in comic books, Polifemo XXI secolo 3, 2016, 1-84. It is a huge new field of research, interesting not only the historian of art or researchers sensible to the relationship between word and image, but even more the historian of religions, interested in the real interest, and selective reading / translation into other genres, of the Bible or parts thereof.

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