The author uses Lego bricks to portray biblical scenes as he tells the various Old Testament scripture as accurately as possible. Mothers are busy- this dreadful economy has made it harder for them to filter through all the garbage available on the bookshelves for their children. To explain that this is a thick graphic novel retelling the stories of the Bible's Old Testament cannot possibly do it justice. The man behind this creative endeavour is a self-proclaimed atheist who has an interest in the Bible. For example, Exodus 20:7 states "You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God, for God will not leave unpunished anyone who misuses his name.

It's been a while since I've made the attempt, and I had forgotten how violent this book is, and how much of a douchebag God was in the Old Testament.I've invested heavily in illustrated Bibles for children in my life, but I would never give this Bible to a child. Though his work here is admirable, he left out some very important stories, especially in the old Testament. Not only was he not even a Jew, he was a Philistine, and God's just sitting around blessing him and his household, and probably thumbing his nose at David. Yet, they are in this book- a Trojan horse made to turn young children against their God and family. Not because its violence is graphic and frequent, it is, but because some of the stories are told without proper context and this could lead to a warped understanding of God and his plan for his people.

For the first time, the Old Testament and the New Testament together in one inspiring LEGO collection!The site goes out of its way to point out sex and violence you don't usually associate with the Bible and many of the less savory biblical scenes, such as The Iron Chariots. As an atheist and from atheist family, ew actually read the bible as a work of literature (ancient myths). THE BRICK BIBLE: A NEW SPIN ON THE OLD TESTAMENT as told and illustrated by Brendan Powell Smith is an interesting Religion/Art/Lego’s. This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. These books are definitely not meant for children, as they give literal interpretations for all verses in the Bible, some of which obviously include adult content.

com, but for the first time 1,500 photographs of these creative designs--depicting the Old Testament from Earth's creation to the Books of Kings--are brought together in book format.Brent Bozell III • Rush Limbaugh • Alister McGrath • Buddy Davis • William Lane Craig • Ross Douthat • Norman Geisler • Mike Pence • Ted Cruz • Ben Carson • Rick Perry • Pat Robertson • Joseph Farah • Theodore Beale • Mike Huckabee • One America News Network • David Wood • Edward Feser • Encyclopedia of American Loons • Got Questions • Dinesh D'Souza • Computing Forever • Dennis Prager • Eric Hovind • Cornelius Van Til • Frank Turek • Brittany Sellner • Ken Ham • Augustine of Hippo • Alvin Plantinga • Jair Bolsonaro • Thomas Aquinas • George Galloway • Laura Ingraham • E. It is a sad state of affairs indeed when a man using Legos can paint a more accurate depiction of the Bible than a miniseries both sponsored and produced by the History Channel. There were eye-opening moments where I didn't remember particular things happening and had to check them in a real Bible (but found them true to God's Word). Jesus diet • Name it and claim it • Snake handling • Speaking in tongues • Spiritual warfare • The Bible Code • Gematria • Stigmata • Biblical longevity • Hanzi of Genesis • Dr. Now young boys and girls can enjoy their favorite bible stories as told through fabulous designs made with LEGO bricks.

Brendan Powell Smith has spent the last decade creating nearly 5,000 scenes from the bible—with Legos. at graphic Lego depiction of some scenes of their Holy Book ( tl;dr), and are also indignant that an atheist would do this. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.In this, Powell Smith is successful--he takes something that people dismiss (either as fiction or because it is so familiar), and he uses the disconnect between those expectations and the LEGO imagery to force the reader to grapple with what the Bible and its stories mean for them. There were things in there that little kids aren’t really ready to learn and some stuff that is wacky and not in the King James version. An example alteration is God's hair: Spurling made God's white hair by carving a white helmet piece.