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Das Alte Testament... In Ganz Neuem Gewand (2013)

by Brendan Powell Smith(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

378572473X (ISBN13: 9783785724736)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Bastei Lübbe

review 1: WARNING: NOT FOR CHILDREN. This is not a clean, happy fun Bible with toys. This is good old-fashioned Old Testament (fire, brimstone, curse of destruction) and New Testament (I shall turn brother against brother, put your eye out) Bible. Just with LEGOs.This is not your parent's Bible. Or your children's Bible. Brendan Powell Smith's rendering of the Bible in LEGO contains imagery ranging from beautiful to brilliant to absurd, but I agree with one of the blurbs that called it "Strangely compelling." Powell Smith has an agenda. He picks and chooses his stories. He does his own translation/interpretation (leaning heavily on King James but using some others). I wouldn't call it scholarly (true scholars will find fault with some of his choices). I wouldn't call it ev... moreen-handed (he definitely likes both his Testaments with an edge to them).But at any given time I would call it...brilliant (rendering the parables in modern guise, the consistent look of the various Old Testament nations)absurd (angels with tommy-guns in Revelation, the background objects with the witch of Endor)offensive (some of the depictions of race are a little disturbing, but then he's got limited ways to depict ethnicity, with a dominant color of yellow)compelling (Yaweh burying Moses, I will come like a thief in the night)and disturbing (oh, so that's how you represent a foreskin in LEGO, and childbirth, and rape)But the same can be said for the Bible itself. 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. He wants more people to pay attention to the Bible, and he might just get his wish.
review 2: 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. A colorful, imaginative, version of the Bible, the Old Testament actually using Lego’s to demonstrate the various scenes. The author uses Lego bricks to portray biblical scenes as he tells the various Old Testament scripture as accurately as possible. I enjoyed the whimsical artwork,but do be aware some scenes may be offensive,as it depicts killing,and other things,but the author does bring the Lego characters alive as well. Please be aware, that to me “The Brick Bible” may not be appropriate for all young children, it has graphic scenes as well as is explicit while telling the scriptures. Some parents may find it offensive, while children may enjoy the various ways in which the author as created scenes using Lego characters. My 12 year-old grandson loves Lego, but has not read “The Brick Bible” as yet. While, it is an interesting take on the Old Testament, it is explicit and graphic. It is worth a look at to me,but others may not feel the seem way. I do feel that “The Brick Bible” is NOT for young children! It is deceptive,not for young children! More for adult Lego fans than for children. Received for an honest review from the publisher.(This product is not sponsored, authorized, or endorsed by the LEGO company.)RATING: 3HEAT RATING: *Too explicit for young children,but for adults not so much*REVIEWED BY: AprilR, Courtesy of My Book Addiction and More less

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