This book underlines the originality of the story of Jesus Christ on the Mount of Olives. It shows how the Gethsemane story has inspired numerous artists and what they have individually contributed to our understanding of Jesus' abandonment.
If there were no darkness, men would not feel their depravity; if there were no light, men would not hope for their salvation. And so, it is not only right, but helpful to us, that God is partially hidden and partially revealed.