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Summary: The Worst Science Fiction I Ever Read
Review: A totally unbelievable pile of cow offal. Any plot holes are chalked up to "infalliability", and the storyline is full of random acts of "righteous" violence and encouragement of incest. Also, I thought the character of Moses was weak and unbelievable, and that Jesus's character in the book doesn't adequately convey the "hippie" look that he is given in Sunday School classes. They portray him as a Jew, for example.
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Summary: Too wordy!!
Review: Although I enjoyed Underworld and to a certain degree The Body Artist, I find this book to be rather uninvolving. The characters are so muddled I couldn't separate Lazarus from Ezekial. However the latest scoop from Hollywood is that a johnaton Demme directed version of Mao II is already set to shoot with Kevin Spacey in the lead!
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Summary: incredibly illustrated
Review: Barry Moser gave a lecture at my school, the Rhode Island School of Design, last week. He described what he went through to do these incredible etchings and how emotional it was for him. While a bit on the eccentric side, he had some really interesting things to say. His etchings offer a new way of perceiving the Bible. It is very well done.
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Summary: Brilliant illustrations
Review: Barry Moser is the kind of genius that staggers many of us. The power of his illustrations is astonishing, arising as it does from the relative simplicity of engravings. There are suggestions now and then of a Goya or Dore, say, but Moser's style is instantly recognizable as all his own. After years of being grateful that his brilliant Moby Dick illustrations left out human figues, I am equally grateful that he has put such individual faces on Biblical figures. As we know, a good artist can often best achieve the universal by giving us a detailed particular.
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Summary: v
Review: BIBLE The bible is a good book because it tells it like it is. It tells about Geneses. How Adam and Eve where the first people on the earth. Then Adam ate the apple that was from the Devil. God told him not to but he did anyway. So man was banished from the Garden of Eden. Another story is about how the slaves of Egypt were freed by Moses. After Moses freed the slaves he had to do 40 years of walking through the desert. Till he found the land of milk and honey. So the bible is a good book to read.
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Summary: Dis book wa good fool!
Review: Don't you be arguing wid da homies! Da man has spoke! Peopas hold hands and recognize! God do exist!
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Summary: Put Your Specific Faith Or Lack Thereof Aside For A Moment
Review: I am fortunate in that Mr. Moser was a teacher of mine in high school. If he kept track I was also probably his worst calligraphy student. I could not draw a vertical line, so he literally held my hand, and then his guiding hand produced magic. Unfortunately for me, I was, like some teenagers equipped with an organ more akin to a gland than a brain. You cannot review this book. One can comment on whether The King's James Version is or is not enjoyable or the language too dated to push through. This is about the illustrations for each of the collection of books that is The Bible. Try to put aside as best you can the secular nature of the story, forget the words, and look at the images. These works are in black and white, and now that I have seen them I do not believe they can be effectively portrayed any other way. Color can be distracting, color can be inappropriate. In Steven Spielberg's Movie, "Schindler's List" would red blood spreading on white snow have been more or less dramatic? How about the same movie in color? It would not have been the same movie. These images while beautifully composed, and incredibly detailed, accomplish making there point or points with as much impact as a visual experience can be with a simple palette of color, or perhaps better described as contrast. When you see Job you see suffering that is unimaginable, and knowledge of the story, or the fact that it is a Christian story, to me, is missing the point and not recognizing what Mr. Moser has accomplished. Knowing the suffering comes from loyalty does make it even more powerful that this man endures this for something he believes. Any religion can have this loyalty. Knowing a bit of the story makes the image more dramatic, if that's possible. You want pure Human evil, and the horror it creates? Look at the crucifixion series. This shows what it must have been like to suffer such a deranged man-made form of torture and murder. And it is not because Mr. Moser shows you hammers, nails, and blood, that's the easy way out. He shows you enough to trigger the horror within you. To understand what man is capable of doing to his own. It does not matter what sort of building you worship in, or whether you worship at all. You cannot view these images without being affected. These people that he has rendered are the people you see every day. These are not the The Medici's idealized gigantic frescoes, not an altar piece approved by a committee and rendered by Carravagio (I Love Carravagio) on hundreds of square feet of space that will make an impression if only for their size. Some of these illustrations are quite small, they force you to get close, and the size has nothing to do with what they are able to communicate. We are the only Species that tortures it's own. It's a fact, it's sad, and it raises some disturbing questions. But look at these pictures, "read" them. A grieving Mother can be a Catholic, Protestant, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Cherokee, or Zulu. They are the same in their grief. If Mr. Moser could teach Humanity to all "Humans" with his images, then we would be worthy of the world we then would have. Mr. Moser, a sincere thanks.
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Summary: WOW
Review: I can't seem to put this book down. I'm consistently surprised by the images. They are all original pieces of art unlike tradional depictions of biblical events. They all have something unique about them. A perfect complement to the poetry of the King James version. This is the best book I own.
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Summary: Pictures too dark
Review: I guess I'm the lone ranger here, but, on the whole, I did not enjoy Moser's illustrations. The choice of subject matter was extremely idiosyncratic (he manages to get through all four gospels without illustrating miracles or parables) and the overall tone of them was exceptionally dark. This can be appropriate for the mood of a book like Jeremiah or Lamentations, but seems almost absurdly out of place when illustrating the Pauline epistles, which focus so strongly on God's miraculous gift of grace. The cardinal virtues of Christianity are faith, hope and love. Moser's illustrations, however technically masterful they may be (and they obviously are) do not contain the elements that have made the Bible a repeated source of inspiration and strength for two millenia. As such, they define a Bible that is interesting in its own way, but lacks critical dimensions that have been central to this book's longevity, impact and meaning for humanity.
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Summary: Good, but too King Jamesish
Review: If we can call any Bible a modern version of the KJV, it is the New King James Version (NKJV). A NKJV's goal of the editorial board was to restore the 1611 text, but make necessary language changes for the modern reader. Thus, sheweth has become shows, and you and your is used for thee, thou, and thy. The revisers also modernized punctuation and used quotation marks to set off dialogue. Nevertheless, the minimal changes from the KJV are this version's strengths, and weaknesses. This version does keep much of the majestic language; it does not, however, follow twentieth-century English usage. The NKJV also relies very heavily on the Textus Receptus as its New Testament Greek source, ignoring many recent findings to help produce a more accurate translation. This reviewer finds the NKJV a fine, conservative translation, and in areas of Christian doctrine it is very accurate! This Bible is ideal for well-educated readers who find the 17th century prose of the KJV too far removed from contemporary language. In the NKJV 1 John 3:17 reads: But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him? (NKJV) The NKJV receives a C in accuracy and a C+ in readability.
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