What brendan powell smith has done with legos goes beyond. The beauty of the brick bible is that everyone, from the most devout christians and jews to nonbelievers, will find something revealing fascinating, or entertaining within this collection. The old testament is a complex text, but smiths brick illustrations help bring out the nuances of each scene and will make you reconsider the way you look at the bibleand lego. 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 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. As in the real bible, this book is peppered with sex, blood, violence and scantily. 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. Download the free building instructions now and watch your young builders imagination soar. Lego blood and dead and dismembered lego people in battle. The brick bible books have taken the world by storm, and now, for the first time, brendan powell smiths visually striking the brick bible. Jesus is born, jesus walks on water, the last supper, the crucifixion. The brick bible is a lego version the bible that tells the story about famous readings like how god created the earth, adam and eve, noahs ark, and other fantastic stories.
At first glance, a lego bible seemed an enviably good idea. Along with 56 new pages, a timeline highlights key moments in lego history, and special features spotlight numerous groundbreaking and. Sure, the bible talks about circumcisions and beheadings, but this book shows graphic images of lego people having their penis cut off or being beheaded. Lego my bible works with various ages in a number of settings. The brick bible uses legos to illustrate bible stories, but is there a passiveaggressive note behind the selection of verses and their rrated depictions. 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. 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. The site now contains over 400 illustrated bible stories from both the old and new testaments, and over 4,500 images of lego bible dioramas, and it continues to grow as an ongoing oneman laboroflove.
Trinity toyz, a company that makes bible based toys, released two lego compatible sets that will likely appeal to christian lego fans and people who would like to build scenes from the bible. He has produced nearly five thousand illustrations retelling over four hundred bible stories. This would definitely get kids interested in what god says is going to happen in the end times. This book is far more graphic than it is necessary to be. See more ideas about lego bible, bible stories and lego. The brick bible, which comes in several books such as the old testament, the new testament, the brick bible for kids.
Very cute ad for the french translation of the brick bible. This book is not sponsored, authorized, or endorsed by the lego company. The good book meets the brick brendan powell smith has spent the last decade creating nearly 5,000 scenes from the biblewith legos. The brick bible presents brick genesis boasts over one hundred illustrations set in comicbook style, making this a fastand fascinatingread. To you, all i really need to say is that this is a beautifully produced paperback version including many of his new testament stories, presented in a graphic novel style.
It is written by an atheist and it is not a good bible. The complete set and the brick chronicle history series. From the author of the highly praised and somewhat controversial the brick bible. A new spin on the old testament and the brick bible. Based on the same colors as the popular wordless book, this gospel presentation idea uses lego bricks to share the message of salvation with children. You can read all about it in my book, building faith, brick by brick. About half of the new testament portion of the brick bible is spent depicting the imagerich book of revelations. More than 3,600 illustrations that retell over 400 stories from the bible. Now young boys and girls can enjoy their favorite bible stories as told through fabulous designs made with lego bricks. If i had to recommend this fantastic book, i would recommend it to pastors, kids, and lego fans that want to learn more about the bible the reason why you ask because it. The brick bible, the old testament, illustrated using lego by.
Check out my more recent post about a new brickbased bible here. There are about 75 new illustrations for the book, but the rest are all from the brick testament s archives. An illustration from brendan smiths the brick testament, which uses legos to interpret the bible. The old testament is a complex text, but smiths brick illustrations help bring out the nuances of each scene and will make you reconsider the way you look at the bibleand lego r. Lego, the lego logo, the minifigure, duplo, legends of chima, ninjago, bionicle, mindstorms and mixels are trademarks and s of the lego group.
The project is officially called the brick testament and is considered to be the largest illustrated bible in existence. His wonderfully original sets are featured on his website, but for the first time 1,500 photographs of these creative designsdepicting the old testament from earths creation to the books of kingsare brought together in book format. And they used brick for stone, and they used tar for mortar. It is interesting to see the crazy images in lego form. Can you name the lego bible books based on a picture given that is from that book. The old testament release comes smiths new testament version on oct. Nothing is better for getting kids attention than a popular toy and with this lesson pack you get 6 lego brick buildascene plays, 7 lego brick building projects and 5 lego brick games thats 18 lego brick activities teaching 18 parables of the bible. With over 1,000 fullcolor scenes covering all the gospels and the books of acts and revelation, all built by the 39yearold san franciscan using his own techniques of. Buy a discounted paperback of the brick bible online from australias. The brick bible is a beautiful book, with outstanding photography throughout. The oneyear bible brick challenge and reading plan includes 365 days of scripture readings and lego build prompts that will take your kids on a survey from genesis to revelation. This site is in no way sponsored, authorized or endorsed by the lego company. Since then brendan published the lego bible in a lego book series. If i had known it would be as easy as buying books with lego characters i would have done it long ago.
Whether you are religious or not, the sheer magnitude of what brendan powell smith has done in illustrating these iconic scenes makes this a. Brendan powell smith is an artist known for his divine use of lego bricks. What brendan powell smith has done with legos goes beyond remarkable. Smith lives with family seneca, lila, and john and kitties julep, gimlet, and moonshine. Stories from the book of genesis, the brick testament.
Like the brick testament on facebook to find out about the. Elbe spurling presents the brick bible book series and website. The creation story, the sermon on the mount, the last supperartfully recreated in lego blocks, then photographed for a picture bible. Recently, the national retailer sams club banned instore sales of smiths fourth book, the. The brick bible series has taken the world by storm, and now, for t. The brick bible books have taken the world by storm, and now, for the first time. This book is intended for older children, teens and adults. The nice peeps over at skyhorse publishing sent over a copy of the brick bible for us to peruse, and you dont have to be a believer to enjoy its lego greatness. Now one major retailer has removed the item from store shelves because it.
For younger children, please search amazon for the brick bible for kids series of picture books. The brick bible is the new book from brendan powell smith and. Lego biblethe brick bible vsp news very scary planet. Those in the online lego community are probably already aware of brendans 11 year old ongoing project, the brick testament, in both its online and print incarnations. The lego book by daniel lipkowitz 2012, hardcover, revised.
If i had to recommend this fantastic book, i would recommend it to pastors, kids, and lego fans that want to learn more about the bible the reason why you ask because it is a fun way to learn about god. Master lego builder brendan powell smith has spent the last decade creating nearly 5,000 scenes from the bible using lego bricks. The worlds largest, most comprehensive illustrated bible. 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. Beautiful pages reveal, explore, and celebrate the fascinating story of lego bricks and the history behind them in this newly updated edition of the lego book. Experience vernie the robota moving and talking robot. Download the free tablet app to your device and follow the stepbystep instructions to build and code any of the 5 multifunctional models. Smiths subtle touch brings out the nuances of each scene and makes you.
The beauty of the brick bible is that everyone, from the most devout christians. When jesus taught his first disciples, he used things they were familiar with, like sheep, fish and bread. There are 12 easyreference calendars that cover the entire year, but you can start anytime. Get an autographed copy direct from the author, or find it at retailers such as. The new testament published by premiere partie and available in bookstores in france or at. The lego bible explores the intricacies of the good book through the use of the building blocks. A new spin on the old testament comes the muchanticipated new testament edition. Brendan powell smith is the author of the brick bible for kids series, as well as books for adults, including the brick bible. This book includes six classic bible stories and is complete with a fun searchandfind activity at the end of each story for additional lego fun you can also score this the unofficial holy bible for minecrafters book. From old testament favorites to the stunning and prophesied birth of jesus christ, this is a musthave book for any young reader new to bible stories or obsessed with lego bricks. The new testament a new spin on the story of jesus by brendan powell smith 2012, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. They could be great display pieces or even used for teaching purposes with children.
They will keep for later, but not for a childs first understanding of the bible. For over a decade, brendan powell smith, creator of popular website, has been hard at work using lego to recreate scenes from the bible. The brick bible for kids legoillustrated bible stories. The brick testament the bible retold in lego telegraph. Test your knowledge on this religion quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Im amazed at how great the look, especially considering some of them were done many years ago. For more than a decade brendan powell smith has been telling the story of the bible in his own special way. Gather the whole family to watch the story of the birth of jesus illustrated using only lego bricks as part of the brick bible for kids series of storybooks for younger children. Brendan powell smith has spent the last decade creating nearly 5,000 scenes from the biblewith legos.