This less-than-reverent online version by Brendan Powell Smith tells stories from the Bible using Lego. It started life in 2001 with stories from Genesis and today contains 391 stories with 4,214 illustrations. Though it is sometimes satirical or tongue-in-cheek, it is often used by churches and Sunday schools, and it's one of the versions that the Bible Society has welcomed as connecting people with the Bible in a new way. Mary Magdalene• New Testament• Mary (mother of Jesus)• Joseph of Arimathea• Paul of Tarsus• Good Samaritan• Authorship of the New Testament• Magi• John the Baptist• Principalities and powers• Joseph (husband of Mary)• Nag Hammadi library• Messiah• Jesus• Gospel of Barnabas• Peter the Apostle• Pontius Pilate• Judas Iscariot• Book of Revelation• Soederberg's attempt is clearly not altruistic, a businessman looking for his slice. Hence the easy triviality of his and other versions mentioned. It hardly matters to the Church, they don't believe half of what the Bible teaches. Didn't the main character of the Bible teach: "you received free, give free"? Well, there's a planetful of literature out there debunking the Bible, so why not have the other side of the story set out in a contemporary and "hip" way? Next thing might be adverts on the sides of buses! Applying only to the wife who is cut off from the parental support and carried (provided for) by her husband. "Cuts and scratches" (matches)

Perhaps the most surprising aspect of this new wave of Bibles is how sympathetic the church is to people messing about with its sacred scriptures, whether in wording or binding, no doubt reasoning that there can be some good in anything that gets people hearing its stories. As flower buyers have to keep very early hours to buy their produce at Covent Garden flower market. "Fisherman's daughter" (water)As I'm an artist as well as a Christian, I like them. One of our Sunday school kids has a manga bible. I've also bought a version of the Graphic bible. People are more likely to read a glossy magazine format, than something too wordy. As long as general doctrine isn't compromised. Referring to the speed required to run to such a refuge and the fact they were often underground. "In and out" (snout) Epistle of Jude• Epistle of James• Epistle to the Hebrews• First Epistle of John• First Epistle of Peter• Second Epistle of John• Second Epistle of Peter• Third Epistle of John• Referring to the risk caused in disturbing the father of the household when he was taking his afternoon nap in an armchair "of a Sunday". "Loop the loop" (soup)

The Bible is such a lively book! Of course there is nothing wrong with 'translating' the Bible for different sub-cultures... this is after all what Christians have always done. It is just now we can add a glossy finish :o) No matter how you present it in the end and to who the message is still the same and will never change; its always relevant!The drink. Based on the imploring of ladies who, when asked to "have another", replied that they "didn't ought". "Do me good/s" (wood/s) Riding breeches which were worn in the 19th century by those with either wealth or a title. "Rats and mice" (dice) Book of Esther• Book of Ezra• Book of Judges• Book of Ruth• Books of Chronicles• Books of Kings• Books of Samuel• Book of Joshua•