• The Bible Revisioned

    December 10, 2008

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    Posted in: Bible, Books, Design

    “The Book” currently being sold in The New Testament (Good News Translation) revisioned in 286 glossy pages like a high end magazine designed by Swedish group Illuminated World.
    The goal? How do you entice people who don’t read the Bible to pick it up?

    Is it too cool? Well it has made the list of “Gifts to avoid this Christmas” in a UTAH Newspaper along with Guitar Hero and Elmo Live. I think its primary use of images really forces one to think and can encourage dialogue in groups. I don’t know how effective it will be to make someone want to read the Bible but I do think it’s a great idea that demonstrates the power of image and the importance of creatives in our body. In communicating Scripture we have the unending task of bridging ancient text with a contemporary context because our symbolic world is constantly changing.

    They have a pretty nice website that features daily illuminations for meditation or serve as a devotional.
    It’s worth checking out.
    www.bibleilluminated.com

    Would you buy it as a Christmas gift?

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    • Charles Lee said...

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      I heard about “the Book” a couple of months ago from Erwin McManus during a meeting. I got to skim through the pages. I like it. It is definitely provocative (relative to other Christian media), but nothing major that would offend those outside of the Church. It’s funny how tensions within the Church aren’t as felt outside of it.

      Thanks for sharing the website.

      12/18/08 12:48 AM | Comment Link

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