Extreme Faith Youth Bible, and other modern Christian oddities (picture thread)

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Yes, it's as real as their faith:

http://www.allbibles.com/mmSTORE/Images/1585160660.jpg

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 21 January 2005 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I want the out-of-date Swahili version myself. It would be no less extreme.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 21 January 2005 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, how is it that people assume that to be 'extreme' is to have a font/design from 1985?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 21 January 2005 16:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe THIS will seem more up-to-date (by five years or so, anyway):

http://www.premieronline.co.uk/pages/bibles/images/youth_cover_collage.jpg

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 21 January 2005 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Microhouse Bible

― Jimmy Mod always makes friends with women before bedding them down (ModJ), Friday, 21 January 2005 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah, this is what I was looking for (yes, it's a bible):

ihttp://images.parable.com/ProdImage/0718003586.jpg

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 21 January 2005 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Try it again?

http://images.parable.com/ProdImage/0718003586.jpg

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 21 January 2005 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

At the bottom, it really does say: "Beauty Secrets - some you've never heard"

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 21 January 2005 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.lescopathway.com/Images/WWJD/WWJDCDCaseKRound.jpg

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Friday, 21 January 2005 16:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh crap, for a second I thought that was a birth-control pill case.

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 21 January 2005 16:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Holy crap, my stomach hurts from holding back laughter at the G(0d) O(ff3rs) L(0v3) (&) F(0rg1v3n3zz) range from these people.

http://www.lescopathway.com/Images/GOLF/TravelMug.jpg

I googled them while searching for the fetching Xtreme neoprene bible cover I saw a posh boy with on a train once.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Friday, 21 January 2005 16:44 (twenty-one years ago)

The new meaning of G.O.L.F. serves as an inspirational thought to the millions of American that enjoy the game of golf and live their lives based on their faith in God.

Christian Golf Raver?

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Friday, 21 January 2005 16:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Christ Rulez Everything Around Me

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 21 January 2005 17:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Peace And Sexxy Holiness Amen

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Friday, 21 January 2005 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think you can go wrong with an Inspirational Jesus Sports Statue.

http://catholicshopper.com/products/media/DE_3981.jpg

Many customers have requested these Jesus Sport Statues depicting children other than Caucasian and playing other sports; we have expressed these requests to manufacturers and importers.

Maybe Jesus only plays with white kids because they can't jump.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Friday, 21 January 2005 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

That ball's nailed to his hand of course - cheating bastard

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 21 January 2005 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Jesus loves to play keep away with chubby kids.

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 21 January 2005 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Christ would totally dunk on those kids. Keep away is for suckers.

― Juan, the Magic Don (jingleberries), Friday, 21 January 2005 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Christianity / Keep Away .. compare & contrast.

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 21 January 2005 17:31 (twenty-one years ago)

My favorite:

ihttp://www.peninsulabiblebookstore.com/The%20Message%20Remix.jpg

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Friday, 21 January 2005 23:46 (twenty-one years ago)

http://i.walmart.com/i/p/09/78/15/76/83/0978157683434_150X150.jpg

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Friday, 21 January 2005 23:47 (twenty-one years ago)

An oddly relevant thread of the past.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 22 January 2005 03:03 (twenty-one years ago)

When I was a kid, my parents owned one of those Good News Bibles they did in the 70s, which I think was the first attempt by zany american xians to liven up the staid image.

It read like some sort of outtake from Jesus Christ Superstar and had all these photos of happy college hippies hanging out at the fun park and letting their hair flow, man.

It made me very confused.

― Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 22 January 2005 03:57 (twenty-one years ago)

I liked the Good News Bible. I thought the illustration were tastefully modern, not like some of these flakey new editions. I don't remember photos at all. There were line drawings by a Swiss artists, or something like that.

I think the Living Bible was closer to the vibe of some of the Bibles posted here.

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:00 (twenty-one years ago)

"Everything I Need To Know I Learned from Basil Wolverton's and Chester Brown's Bible Adaptations"

― Curious George Rides a Republican (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:04 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.worth1000.com/entries/25500/25718_w.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:04 (twenty-one years ago)

fuck....just link here...

http://www.worth1000.com/entries/25500/25718_w.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I kind of like this (too big probably):

http://www.d.umn.edu/lib/bible/images/1478-illus.jpg

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:04 (twenty-one years ago)

(From the Good News Bible.)

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Dammit, well it's a picture of jesus on the cross "crowd-surfing".

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:05 (twenty-one years ago)

The first one showed up for me, Alex.

― Curious George Rides a Republican (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:06 (twenty-one years ago)

God's punnishing my computer for it, apparently.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, I really liked that a lot as well -- the minimal line drawings were very evocative, and in their own way allowed for a more universal treatment of the book than the overbearingly Caucasian-with-tan popularized visions of same that are awash in this country, at least. I wouldn't mind an edition myself.

The artist in question is Annie Vallotton, and there's a brief BBC story here with some of the illustrations, a very small sampling. The image of Christ's head fallen onto his chest was an extremely vivid one from my youth and I still appreciate it greatly today.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:10 (twenty-one years ago)

And there may be a few too many women leaping about with tambourines for modern tastes.

I guess I'm just an old hippie.

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe it wasnt the GNB I am thinking of then but some moderned up offshoot - it had a green cover and it had photos in it. Does that ring bells with anyone? I dont know if it had another name.

― Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:15 (twenty-one years ago)

http://store1.yimg.com/I/christiandollarstore_1830_399782

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:16 (twenty-one years ago)

A bit more on Vallotton here from a guest lecturer role/residency at Campbellsville University in Kentucky a year and a half back.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:16 (twenty-one years ago)

The Living Bible often had a green cover.

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:18 (twenty-one years ago)

http://store1.yimg.com/I/christiandollarstore_1826_3803362

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:22 (twenty-one years ago)

I think this is from the Living Bible:

http://www.livingbiblemuseum.org/Upper-Room.jpg

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah maybe that was it Rockist. I recall it was a bible reworded in very "modern" terminology - well, modern for the 70s in any case.

xpost nah... wasnt those kind of pics... I'll do some hunting.

― Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 22 January 2005 04:25 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/dre100/e149/e14931yhhz9.jpg

― the first church of latebloomer, friend of plebians and santa (reformed) (latebl, Saturday, 22 January 2005 07:12 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.youthontherock.com/modules/gallery/albums/album05/tibf.jpg

― the first church of latebloomer, friend of plebians and santa (reformed) (latebl, Saturday, 22 January 2005 07:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Also, how is it that people assume that to be 'extreme' is to have a font/design from 1985?
-- Ned Raggett (ne...), January 21st, 2005.

the 80's are BACK don't ya know;-)

― the first church of latebloomer, friend of plebians and santa (reformed) (latebl, Saturday, 22 January 2005 07:18 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.broomfielducc.org/cpr_logo.jpg

― the first church of latebloomer, friend of plebians and santa (reformed) (latebl, Saturday, 22 January 2005 07:22 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.digitalcuts.com/GNBB/The%20Message%20CD%20Cover.jpg

― the first church of latebloomer, friend of plebians and santa (reformed) (latebl, Saturday, 22 January 2005 07:30 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.deuceofclubs.com/books/101godisforreal.jpg

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Saturday, 22 January 2005 07:40 (twenty-one years ago)

These are treasures.

― Hurting (Hurting), Saturday, 22 January 2005 07:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Not to backtrack, but may I just point out the rather radical concept (or lack thereof) of perspective used by the designer of Extreme Faith?

― Hurting (Hurting), Saturday, 22 January 2005 07:54 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think you can go wrong with an Inspirational Jesus Sports Statue.

There used to be a hockey one! I guess they cancelled it because the Lord was clearly high-sticking.

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Saturday, 22 January 2005 08:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Tracer Hand, I'd forgotten that. (I knew you'd have something to add to this thread.)

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Saturday, 22 January 2005 12:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Trayce, maybe it was The Way (which was I think the teenage version of the Living Bible--it's call coming back to me).

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Saturday, 22 January 2005 12:33 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.angelfire.com/music2/fullcircle/RachelBibleGun.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 January 2005 12:34 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.datejesus.com/merchandise/i_hate_jesus_cap.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 January 2005 12:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh my god:

http://www.pantherawebdesign.com/lwud/udtop.gif

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Saturday, 22 January 2005 12:51 (twenty-one years ago)

That could be the cake-taker right there.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 22 January 2005 12:52 (twenty-one years ago)

(And I know it's Jesus, because the same picture was discussed in the current Chronicle of Higher Education, minus the WTC.)

― RS £aRue (rockist_scientist), Saturday, 22 January 2005 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

So I suppose Panthera is the Christian rock Pantera or something.

"...the extra H is for HIM!"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 22 January 2005 15:01 (twenty-one years ago)

The Way! Yes, you know I think that was it!

― Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 22 January 2005 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Not that I can google for that, the phrase is far too common in conjunction with "bible".

― Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 22 January 2005 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

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