Building a colorful, accessible Bible, brick by Lego brick
Picture book by self-described atheist praised for whimsical approach
bq.. For as long as the stories that make up the Bible have been written down, their authors have been adapting them in varying ways. From the Hebrew Bible to the St. James Bible to more recent versions such as the Precious Moments Bible and the Extreme Teen Bible, the text’s sacred stories have been tailored for different audiences.
The oddest new addition to this genre may be The Brick Testament (Quirk Books, $14.95), 10 stories from the book of Genesis “re-sculpted” using Lego toy building bricks.
_”I choose to work in the medium of Lego simply because it’s eye-catching and great fun to work with. And who doesn’t get a chuckle out of seeing Lego Adam and Eve in the garden, or Lego Moses smashing the Ten Lego Commandments? For me, it’s all about making the content of the Bible more accessible without changing that content,” creator Brendan Powell Smith explains._
Smith began publishing his images on the Internet. The Brick Testament quickly gained fame and a cult following. Over two years, the site has had almost 2 million visitors and has been featured in Time and Spin magazines. It now includes seven books from both the Old and New Testaments; one of them, Genesis, is now featured in a book released last month.
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