The Art of the Saint John's Bible: A Reader's Guide to Pentateuch, Psalms, Gospels and Acts

by Susan Sink

Book Overview

"The Saint John's Bible" provides an opportunity for people to experience the Scriptures in a new - but at the same time ancient - way. Here are illuminations that bring the words of the Bible alive... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814690629
• ISBN13: 9780814690628
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Saint John's Bible
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.2" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended for church libraries

Featuring rich color photography, The Art of Saint John's Bible: A Readers Guide to Pentateuch, Psalms, Gospels and Acts is a beautiful tour of illuminated Biblical text in the first three published volumes of "The Saint John's Bible": Pentateuch, Psalms, and Gospels and Acts. The text examines specific illuminations with all the fine attention to detail, history, and context worthy of museum pieces, while the copious color pictures reveal the wondrous detail of visual elements and textual treatments. Highly recommended for church libraries as an aide to more deeply experiencing and understanding illuminated biblical text.