Artwork by Indian artist Paul Koli (b. 1945). “Paul Koli is Professor of the Print Making Class of the Sir J.J. School of Art, Bombay. His print ‘Burning Bush’ was produced in 1984 and was part of a collection of Christian art which traveled through Europe and America in 1988/89. It shows a strong command of color in printing.” (Source for this and the image: The Bible Through Asian Eyes by Masao Takenaka and Ron O’Grady 1991)

The following is a stained glass window in the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Chiang Mai, Thailand, depicting Moses and the burning bush:

Photo by Jost Zetzsche

The following is a stained glass window from the Three choir windows in the Marienkirche, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, of the 14th century:

Source: Der gläserne Schatz: Die Bilderbibel der St. Marienkirche in Frankfurt (Oder), Neuer Berlin Verlag, 2005, copyright for this image: Brandenburgisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologisches Landesmuseum

See also other stained glass windows from the Marienkirche in Frankfurt.

Stained glass is not just highly decorative, it’s a medium which has been used to express important religious messages for centuries. Literacy was not widespread in the medieval and Renaissance periods and the Church used stained glass and other artworks to teach the central beliefs of Christianity. In Gothic churches, the windows were filled with extensive narrative scenes in stained glass — like huge and colorful picture storybooks — in which worshipers could ‘read’ the stories of Christ and the saints and learn what was required for their religious salvation. (Source: Victoria and Albert Museum )