The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of GenesisQuirk Books, 2003 - 175 Seiten Brendan Smith embarked on a crusade to illustrate the entire Bible using only Lego bricks. Here are the first fruits of his labours. With more than 175 photographs, The Brick Testament features 10 of the best-known stories in western civilization as never seen before. Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah's Ark, Sodom and Gomorrah, The Tower of Babel, God Testing Abraham ... these classic tales are all here, in glorious Lego colour and accompanied by scripture. Sunday School teachers, Christian fundamentalists, devout atheists and Lego lovers alike are bound to be dazzled by Smith's thoroughly original artistic vision. |
Inhalt
Introduction | 5 |
The Garden of Eden | 7 |
Cain and Abel | 37 |
The Flood | 53 |
Noahs Insobriety | 75 |
The Tower of Babel | 83 |
Sodom and Gomorrah | 95 |
God Tests Abraham | 115 |
Jacob and His Cousin | 131 |
Jacob Wrestles God | 147 |
Joseph Is Ambushed | 159 |
About the Author | 173 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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