MANGA CHANGES THE WAY THE BIBLE LOOKS
Some of the condensing also might take a bit getting used to. The Book of Job, for instance, is reduced to a single page. Plus, it's set in modern times (with one panel showing a bomb labeled "Fat Man" falling on Job's house). The modern is seen again in the Book of Revelations,...
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| Published in | The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, N.M. : 1988) |
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| Format | Newspaper Article |
| Language | English |
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Santa Fe, N.M
Santa Fe New Mexican
27.01.2008
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Some of the condensing also might take a bit getting used to. The Book of Job, for instance, is reduced to a single page. Plus, it's set in modern times (with one panel showing a bomb labeled "Fat Man" falling on Job's house). The modern is seen again in the Book of Revelations, where a 12-year-old girl in a hospital dreams of John the Divine's vision of the Apocalypse. And when Satan tempts Jesus, he takes him to the highest "mountain" available -- a New York skyscraper. This is the author and artist reminding us the Bible has relevance in our times, too. |
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| ISSN: | 1938-4068 |