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What is this project?
This is what we like to call a Visual Translation of the Biblical account of David—it's sort of a graphic novel meets word-for-word exposition of the stories of the Bible. So what does that mean? We are letting the words of the scripture be our literal script for creating a type of graphic novel that amplifies the details of Biblical stories all the while creating a visually exciting experience for the reader.
The intention is to not be an adaptation—where plot, events and dialogue might be changed or added—instead, it is trying to stick as close to the Biblical text as possible. So that what you see in images will go closely along with what you read in the actual written word.
And with that we bring you The David Story—A Visual Translation covering 1 Samuel 15 through 1 Kings 2.
Although, it is our goal to visually translate the entire Bible (and we plan on working on this for years to come) we decided to tackle some of the major stories of the Bible first (based our One Big Story poster), starting with one of the parts of the Bible we are most enamored with—the life of David.
Why are we doing this?
There are three main reasons, really. First, we think there is a richness and depth to the details of the Biblical accounts that we would love to capture and bring out in a visual format. The Bible is the most read book of all time, and for good reason. There are some amazing stories within the contents of this library of books we call the Bible and we want to see them come alive in narrative-illustration.
Second, and let's face it, folks aren't reading the Bible like we used to. As a society we have grown unfamiliar with the stories from the Bible that once thrived in every home throughout America. We hope to help battle Biblical-illiteracy and bring back to the public knowledge these timeless accounts.
And finally, we are wanting to create an educational tool that speaks to our current and future cultures. We live in a world that is increasingly dependent on visual media where communication through images is overtaking the written word. We see a Visual Translation of the Bible becoming more of a necessity as time and technology progress.
This is what we like to call a Visual Translation of the Biblical account of David—it's sort of a graphic novel meets word-for-word exposition of the stories of the Bible. So what does that mean? We are letting the words of the scripture be our literal script for creating a type of graphic novel that amplifies the details of Biblical stories all the while creating a visually exciting experience for the reader.
The intention is to not be an adaptation—where plot, events and dialogue might be changed or added—instead, it is trying to stick as close to the Biblical text as possible. So that what you see in images will go closely along with what you read in the actual written word.
And with that we bring you The David Story—A Visual Translation covering 1 Samuel 15 through 1 Kings 2.
Although, it is our goal to visually translate the entire Bible (and we plan on working on this for years to come) we decided to tackle some of the major stories of the Bible first (based our One Big Story poster), starting with one of the parts of the Bible we are most enamored with—the life of David.
Why are we doing this?
There are three main reasons, really. First, we think there is a richness and depth to the details of the Biblical accounts that we would love to capture and bring out in a visual format. The Bible is the most read book of all time, and for good reason. There are some amazing stories within the contents of this library of books we call the Bible and we want to see them come alive in narrative-illustration.
Second, and let's face it, folks aren't reading the Bible like we used to. As a society we have grown unfamiliar with the stories from the Bible that once thrived in every home throughout America. We hope to help battle Biblical-illiteracy and bring back to the public knowledge these timeless accounts.
And finally, we are wanting to create an educational tool that speaks to our current and future cultures. We live in a world that is increasingly dependent on visual media where communication through images is overtaking the written word. We see a Visual Translation of the Bible becoming more of a necessity as time and technology progress.
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