Comments on: The Book: The New Testament (Bible Illuminated)

By: Cursos marketing online

Cursos marketing online — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 22:44:33 +0000

I think ….There’s always a slippery slope with this kind of thing, but I feel like Illuminated World, the company who put this out, is doing it in good faith and cares about not editorializing too much.
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By: rasta hoodies

rasta hoodies — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:16:18 +0000

I just checked the new testament bible illuminated out recently myself and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised with what it had to offer. I know its a bit too much for many conservatives of my faith, but I for one don’t mind seeing things taken from a new perspective. I do think this will vibe well with an entirely different cultural branch and quite possibly intrigue quite a few people enough for them to take a closer look at what Christianity has to offer. For that only I support this book.

By: Raffi Shahinian

Raffi Shahinian — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:39:10 +0000

Thanks for this. I really appreciate your perspective. I’ve also put in my 2 cents about the project, for anyone who may be interested.

Grace and Peace,
Raffi

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By: Superfast Reader

Superfast Reader — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:14:32 +0000

this is a great point–we can’t underestimate the power of the word of God to reach people.

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:12:42 +0000

As a christian I am excited by anything that gets ordinary people reading the words of Jesus.
The writer of Hebrews does talk of the priesthood of all believers- men and women, but that means anyone can lead communion, not just men, and is a liberating message to those women who have a call to ministry in the church, but were previously told by some, that only men could lead communion, because Jesus was a man!
As for famous people, whether good or bad, being pictured. Don’t anyone be afraid of modern imagery. If it gets people reading Jesus words, or the rest of the Bible, they are then perfectly capable of deciding the appropriateness of the imagery for themselves, and seperating the two (if neccesary) The Bible itself uses shocking imagery to get its message across to its readers (tent peg through the head anyone?)- the illustraters didn’t need to try very hard. Jesus himself used common imagery of his time, and scandalised the religious by associating with people they disapproved of such as prostitutes, cheating taxman, etc. He showed that his message was for all people, not just those acceptable to the religious.. (See the story he told about the pharisee and the tax collector in the temple! ) As I talk to people I find that it is not Jesus message that puts people off, but the completely contrary atitudes of some church people to what Jesus actually said and clearly meant. God and the Bible are not demeaned by associating with what some church or moral people might regard as people living particularly sinful lives- in fact it is his willingness to connect that is at the heart of Jesus message. “While WE were STILL sinners Christ died for us” The Bible is not meant to be something we stick on a pedestal and venerate, it contains a message to be conveyed by whatever means gets it across (see Paul in Athens and elsewhere). A magazine format means its cheaper to produce lots of copies, thus increasing the number of readers, and if you leave it in the toilet( as clearly designated reading material!) then its illustrated message might reach someone who would never read a plain text Bible(lots of people nowadays) or who would never darken the door of a church!!! My recently adopted son only tends to read graphic books/mags and would never have been pursuaded to read a words only bible, or even a childrens or prettily illustrated adult one, but the Manga and the graphic (Lion Publishers) ones have had him captivated for hours. He won’t come near our depressing, boring church, but is very impressed with the character and message of Jesus. Study bibles and discussions on interpretation can come later.

By: Superfast Reader

Superfast Reader — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:23:58 +0000

It certainly raises a lot of good questions about the Bible qua Bible.

By: Sammy

Sammy — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:37:49 +0000

As a Christian, I don’t know how to feel about this Bible… I mean, is it really ok to put Angelina Jolie in the Bible? Or is that demeaning a holy text that many live their lives by?

By: Edith

Edith — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:31:38 +0000

If it’s a magazine, won’t it just fall apart? I mean, it’s the BIBLE, I won’t leave it on the back of the toilet or anything, but still…

Interesting concept otherwise. I might lightly browse it in a bookstore.