The brick bible for kids hardcover november 2, 2012. The brick bible series has taken the world by storm, and now, for the first time, brendan powell smiths visually striking the brick bible. As you assemble the various objects using the lego bricks, share the gospel message using the same points the wordless book. 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 old testament release comes smiths new testament version on oct. Smith portrays jesuss birth, miracles, last supper, and death and resurrection with meticulous attention to. 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 bible and lego r. Nov 23, 2011 an illustration from brendan smiths the brick testament, which uses legos to interpret the bible. This would definitely get kids interested in what god says is going to happen in the end times. This site is in no way sponsored, authorized or endorsed by the lego company. Then have each person at the table create a response to the story using the legos. Any kid age 3 and above with a tablet is going to check out that simple brick bible url.
Aug 31, 2011 now, bible stories have just taken on a new twist. Building faith brick by brick offers a culturally relevant, handson way to explore faith stories with a broad range of ages. A new spin on the old testament and the brick bible. 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. From the birth of jesus to his teachings to the last supper and crucifixion. The only concern i could think of for parents is that since this book provides an. Every story is accompanied by original verses from scripture and photographs of intricately detailed models composed out of thousands of lego bricks. At first glance, a lego bible seemed an enviably good idea. The project is officially called the brick testament and is considered to be the largest illustrated bible in existence. See more ideas about sunday school lessons, lego bible and kids church. The brick bible books have taken the world by storm, and now, for the first time. Lego brick testament bible story youth group games.
Lego biblethe brick bible vsp news very scary planet. The building possibilities are endless, with classic bricks in 29 different colors and special pieces including doors, windows, wheels, eyes and propellers. As in the real bible, this book is peppered with sex, blood, violence and. We asked the congregation for donations of lego and within a. Children in kindergarten through 5th grade engage the bible and use their imaginations by creating the stories with these ubiquitous and immensely popular building bricks.
Working with a publisher in recent years, ive authored and illustrated the brick bible series of books. Elbe spurling presents the brick bible book series and website. The brick bible for kids legoillustrated bible stories. This important christmas story is sure to be the perfect. Next, i ordered emily givens two fantastic building faith brick by brick lego curriculum books. Stories from the book of genesis features ten classic tales as youve never seen them before. It is written by an atheist and it is not a good bible. The book is basically their version of a parody of the bible, sarcastic and filled with unsound doctrine. Brendan powell smith, author of the brick bible for kids seriesbeginning with noahs arkcreates a magical brick world around the simplified text of the immaculate conception, the census, the guiding star high above bethlehem, and the promise one little baby brings to the world. The brick bible for kids legoillustrated bible stories for. Catholic lego challenge presents a challenge each month for kids to create something out of lego that also helps them learn about the faith. 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. Testament bible stories through set pieces composed entirely of lego blocks. The brick bible is the new book from brendan powell smith and skyhorse publishing, illustrating more than a hundred stories from the old testament as.
About half of the new testament portion of the brick bible is spent depicting the imagerich book of revelations. Brendan powell smith is the author of the brick bible for kids series, as well as books for adults, including the brick bible. Funny story, i called lego for a bunch in different colors, they were confused about why i wanted about 100. The brick bible for kids series has followed in the footsteps of brendan powell smiths bestselling adult series. He is a big lego fan, and just wants us to read this to him every day. This is an ideal set to help budding builders of all. And if you dont know where to start, you can find instructions with some ideas to get you going.
I read a new spin on the old testament and must say i enjoyed this one so much more. He has produced nearly five thousand illustrations retelling over four hundred bible stories. It is interesting to see the crazy images in lego form. Stories from the book of genesis, the brick testament. Recently, the national retailer sams club banned instore sales of smiths fourth book, the. Explain that you will tell them a short story using these legos, and that after your story they may continue playing with the legos if they wish. 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. 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. Oct 09, 2012 on the heels of last years the brick bible. Jan 04, 2012 at first glance, a lego bible seemed an enviably good idea.
The brick bible set by brendan powell smith 20, quantity pack. For more ideas, check out the bible stories in the book building faith brick by brick by emily given. Like the brick testament on facebook to find out about. 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. A few months ago, i stumbled across laura keeleys article, toy story.
Then i found their website, a website with pornographic images on it. This important christmas story is sure to be the perfect holiday gift and a book for families to cherish for years to come. 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. Lego my bible works with various ages in a number of settings. Mar 07, 2012 lego my bible works with various ages in a number of settings. Check out my more recent post about a new brickbased bible here. Oct 08, 2009 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. Lego brick testament bible story youth group games games. The second in the brick bible series for kids, see a new spin on the old testament.
Retelling bible stories with children using lego needless to say, i was hooked. Very cute ad for the french translation of the brick bible. Since then brendan published the lego bible in a lego book series. Download the free tablet app to your device and follow the stepbystep instructions to build and code any of the 5 multifunctional models. Brendan powell smith has recreated the new testament in lego form in a new book. See more ideas about lego bible, bible stories and lego. 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. Adam and eve, cain and abel, noahs ark, sodom and gomorrah, the tower of babel, and more. Legoillustrated bible stories for children skip to content. Building faith brick by brick is a unique way of meeting children where they are and engaging them in gods story. 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 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. 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.
Throughout stories are retold using passages from the bible, with chapter and verse cited, the. This guide helps both novice and veteran leaders facilitate a. The author makes use of legos to tell the story of jesus in a unique and entertaining way. It grew out of one congregation s realization that there was a large group of firstgrade boys who needed to engage in a new way of interacting with the biblical story. Im talking graphic images of lego figures in sexual positions. You can read all about it in my book, building faith, brick by brick. The new testament are available in a beautiful hardcover box set. This book is not sponsored, authorized, or endorsed by the lego. Find the story or book of the bible you want to teach to your group at. The creation story, the sermon on the mount, the last supperartfully recreated in lego blocks, then photographed for a picture bible. Giving each child lego bricks and a blank canvas, emilys pedagogy links theology and practicality, encouraging children to wonder aloud about god in their midst. Dec 07, 2017 you could also choose parables from the gospels. The lego bible explores the intricacies of the good book through the use of the building blocks. Jesus is born, jesus walks on water, the last supper, the crucifixion.
Have someone at each table read their assigned story aloud to the table group. A really good proportion of images to the words of the book. On his web site, smiths brick testament contains a series of interpretations of sexually suggestive passages of the bible, but. Smith lives with family seneca, lila, and john and kitties julep, gimlet, and moonshine.
The new testament a new spin on the story of jesus by brendan powell smith 2012, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. I am brendan powell smith, an atheist who has spent 10 years. How lego rewrote the rules of innovation and conquered the global toy industry. Bible stories and seeing the tales illustrated with lego bricks. I am the creator of the brick testament website, an ongoing project to illustrate the entire bible in lego bricks. Brendan powell smith has spent the last decade creating nearly 5,000 scenes from the biblewith legos. Lego bible, book of genesis, kingdom of heaven, king james bible, jesus lives. 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. We asked the congregation for donations of lego and within a week, our lego donation box was overflowing. They could be great display pieces or even used for teaching purposes with children. Lego brick testament bible story relaxed games, prize games, junior youth games, artistic games 1. The bible story of david, told by j rhys productions, part 1.
This book is far more graphic than it is necessary to be. Here he shares over 1,000 lego brick photographs depicting the narrative story of the new testament. There are 12 easyreference calendars that cover the entire year, but you can start anytime. The brick testament the bible retold in lego telegraph. Lot lies with his daughters and there is a lego brick added to them to show. 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. 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. With more than 175 photographs in all, the brick testament. Combine the versatile lego building system with advanced technology to boost your creativity with the awesome lego boost creative toolbox. 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. 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. The complete set and the brick chronicle history series. Now, for the first time, smiths visually striking and childfriendly picture books are available in a beautiful hardcover box set, complete with a.
Robertson and bill breens book brick by brick explains innovation through the story of. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. More than 3,600 illustrations that retell over 400 stories from the bible. Oct 01, 20 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 bible and lego r. Get an autographed copy direct from the author, or find it at retailers such as. One resource that i do not recommend is the brick bible which is a book that uses legos to tell bible stories. An illustration from brendan smiths the brick testament, which uses legos to interpret the bible. Now one major retailer has removed the item from store shelves because it states that the depictions are overtly sexual. Once they heard about my lego ideas up house, they were super excited. 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.
The new testament published by premiere partie and available in bookstores in france or at. Jul 25, 2015 the bible story of david, told by j rhys productions, part 1. Bible stories told in lego slideshow the brick testament sunday school. Mar 03, 2014 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. I am brendan powell smith, an atheist who has spent 10. Experience vernie the robota moving and talking robot.
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