The ten commandments are publications that are now almost entirely sold out and are becoming harder to find, but sometimes you can still get used copies. A new spin on the old testament brick bible presents smith, brendan powell on. Well, catholic kathy schiffer just made a remarkable discovery. Lot is for the great 2003 hardcover book by brendan powell smith. Nov 30, 2014 this pin was discovered by denise aracich. He has produced over 5,000 illustrations retelling over 400 stories from the bible. The brick testament is a project created by elbe spurling in which bible stories are illustrated using still photographs of dioramas constructed entirely out of lego bricks the project began as a website in october 2001 that featured six stories from the book of genesis, and is completely unaffiliated with the lego company. The new testament as youve never seen it illustrated beforenow in a compact format. The brick testament banned from sams club hemant mehta. Ever thought you would see the last supper in legos. The brick testament the bible retold in lego the worlds most comprehensive illustrated online bible, the brick testament, tells the stories of the good book in lego models.
Working with a publisher in recent years, ive authored and illustrated the brick bible series of books. Jesus is born, jesus walks on water, the last supper, the crucifixion. The good book meets the bricknow in a compact format. It was followed a year later with a new testament volume that included 200 new illustrations created especially for the book. Brendan powell smith is the author of the bestselling brick bible series for adults and two childrens books in the brick bible for kids series. The brick bible books have taken the world by storm, and now, for the first time, brendan powell smiths visually striking the brick bible.
The brick testament wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Always update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. The brick testament the bible within the social network. I am the creator of the brick testament website, an ongoing project to illustrate the entire bible in lego bricks. Smith lives with family seneca, lila, and john and kitties julep, gimlet, and moonshine.
Distributed in north america by chronicle books, 2004. Brick testament illustrates over 400 bible stories with. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. From the author of the highly praised and somewhat controversial the compact brick bible. The brick testament doesnt make you want to become a christian her article reads like someone who just found out the onion isnt an actual news source. The creation story, the sermon on the mount, the last supper artfully recreated in lego blocks, then. But now, because of what it says are concerns about mature content, sams club, one of. The brick testament the bible in legos hooked on the book. A new spin on the old testament brick bible presents. Stories from the book of genesis features ten classic tales as youve never seen them before.
Test your knowledge on this religion quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Get ebooks the brick bible the new testament on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. A new spin on the old testament comes the muchanticipated new testament edition, complete with one thousand photographs of legor sets designed by artist brendan powell smith, depicting the story of jesus. He depicts it exactly as its written, without whitewashing or ignoring the sexual, violent, and disturbing scenes in it. The complete set and the brick chronicle history series. Find resources here on the books of the bible that will add value to your personal study of the greatest book ever written. The new testament are available in a beautiful hardcover box set. Like the brick testament on facebook to find out about the. A new spin on the old testament and the brick bible.
I saw the brick testament on the internet and thought it was hilarious, and very well done, with good quality photographs of the meticulously managed little cute lego scenes, so i ordered two of the books. Stories from the book of genesis, 12 the brick testament. The brick bible the new testament ebook download free. Elbe spurling presents the brick bible book series and website. For younger children, please search amazon for the brick bible for kids series of picture books. Rather, the brick testament, as he calls it, simply presents verses in the bible in a fun yet accurate way. Brick books published his poetry collection riffs in 1992 and is presenting a new edition in 2015 as the brick books classics 3. Brendan powell smith embarked on a crusade to illustrate the entire bible all 66 books of the old and new testament using only lego bricks. The brick testament is an illustrated version of the bible with illustrations created entirely out of lego bricks. Get an autographed copy direct from the author, or find it at retailers such as. A new spin on the old testament became skyhorse publishings best selling book. It is the largest, most comprehensive illustrated bible in the world with over 3600 images and 400 stories from the bible. The brick testament is the largest, most comprehensive illustrated bible in the world with over 4,500 illustrations that retell more than 400 stories from the bible started on the web in 2001, and now having spawned the popular the brick bible book series, the brick testament project remains a oneman labor of love, constructed and photographed entirely by brendan powell smith.
Now, the compact brick bible compiles 1,400 photographs of legor sets designed by artist brendan powell smith to illustrate scenes from the bibles old testament in fascinating, humorous detail. Two years ago, brendan powell smith embarked on a crusade to illustrate the entire bible all 66 books of the old and new testament using only lego bricks. Stories from the book of genesis, brendan smith reimagined ten classic bible stories using nothing but lego bricks and the results were praised by everyone from people and entertainment weekly to the archdiocese of cincinnati theyve recommended the book to their entire congregation. The brick bible for kids and books for older readers, including the brick bible.
This would definitely get kids interested in what god says is going to happen in the end times. I know that the brick bible book will not be right for everyone, but it saddens me to think that a ban at sams club will prevent thousands of people from coming. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world. I admit i snickered when gabriel told mary that the holy ghost was going to come upon her. The goal of the brick testament is to give people an increased knowledge of the contents of the bible in a way that is fun and compelling while remaining true to the text of the scriptures, says smith. The use of it by religious groups doesnt diminish its nature as a lampoon, only that these groups find humor in the bible itself.
About half of the new testament portion of the brick bible is spent depicting the imagerich book of revelations. The worlds largest, most comprehensive illustrated bible. Since then brendan published the lego bible in a lego book series. Several hardcover brick testament books have been published, the brick testament. Dennis lee has written more than twenty books of poetry, including civil elegies, which won the governor generals literary award, and alligator pie, the childrens classic. Smith has published book forms of his brick testaments. With more than 175 photographs in all, the brick testament. The brick testament website was started in october 2001 by reverend brendan powell smith. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. The compact brick bible book by brendan powell smith. The brick testament is a parody in form and substance. The holy bible is complexsometimes dark, and other times joyous.
Stories from the book of genesis, the brick testament. Content notice the bible contains material some may consider morally objectionable andor inappropriate for children. Elbe spurling born september 7, 1973 is an american transgender artist, author, and moralist best known for the brick bible book series published under her birth name brendan powell smithan ongoing project to illustrate the entire bible in lego building blocks. From the birth of jesus to his teachings to the last supper and crucifixion. These two books were combined with a bonus poster for release as a hardcover box set in 20. Be aware that some scenes contained on the website are not included in the books.
Here, for the first time in print, are the earliest fruits of his labors. But if you check out the website the brick testament, this is just the beginning of bible stories you will see illustrated using legos tons of free stories on this site and a great way to have kids enjoy bible stories with the toy they love. Bible verses and illustrations created from lego toys retell the story of the birth of jesus. From genesis and the earths creation to the books of kings. At first glance, a lego bible seemed an enviably good idea. It was created by brendan powell smith and its really funny. Here he shares over 1,000 lego brick photographs depicting the narrative story of the new testament.
This book is intended for older children, teens and adults. A new spin on the old testament as told and illustrated by brendan powell smith is an interesting religionartlegos. Can you name the lego bible books based on a picture given that is from that book. The brick testament revelation, book of revelation, image. The brick testament is an ongoing project created by elbe spurling also known as brendan powell smith. It has also been made into a published book series. It is interesting to see the crazy images in lego form. Throughout stories are retold using passages from the bible, with chapter and verse cited.
Through his hit web site and three popular books, smith has spread the gospel of the brick testament. A colorful, imaginative, version of the bible, the old testament actually using legos to demonstrate the various scenes. The title is slightly misleading, as it only contains stories from of the 66 39 books of the old testament, but thats still enough to fill 270 pages of. The brick testament is unique using lego characters in comics to tell biblical stories. When a catholic woman discovers that the brick testament. It covers material from genesis to revelation, but leaves out several in the middle, such as kings. The brick testament the bible retold in lego telegraph. In order to construct his comics smith relied on the catholic translation known as the new jerusalem version, before switching to his own paraphrase for. Youll see how relevant the bible still is to us today.
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