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The Flaming Fire Illustrated Bible

And from hot sexy girls to biblical illustrations! How’s that for a good segue? Ever had the urge to illustrate a text from Leviticus, but had no avenue with which to share your vision? Well fear not my children, for The Flaming Fire Illustrated Bible is here. It’s a rich and diverse collection of illustrations by a wide variety of artists, depicting various texts from King James Version, plus the Apocrypha commonly included in Catholic Bibles — Esdras; 2 Esdras; Esther; 1 Maccabees; 2 Maccabees; Tobit; Judith; Wisdom; Sirach; Baruch; Susanna; Azariah; Manasseh and Bel. So like, why would someone start something like this? The creators of this site state: Our goal is to illustrate the entire bible verse–by–verse— one illustration per verse. We plan to enlist artists and illustrators from all over the world— including you!— to help us bring each of the 36,665 verses in our database to life. Some of the artists who have contributed to this project are Tony Millionaire, Farel Dalrymple, Ken Habarta, Dame Darcy, Danny Hellman, R. Sikoryak, Esao Andrews and Lauren Weinstein. The illustration you see above you is by Dave Lapp, and you can see more samples of his amazing bible illustrations here. So go forth, be fruitful and creative, and send your visions in!

  • http://jaystephens.com/ Jay

    Dave Lapp is an amazing cartoonist. You know he’s a local boy, right? Lives in Toronto. I went to art school with the dude… you know, before I dropped out and everything. Dave, you reading this? How’s things?

  • http://jaystephens.com Jay

    Dave Lapp is an amazing cartoonist. You know he’s a local boy, right? Lives in Toronto. I went to art school with the dude… you know, before I dropped out and everything. Dave, you reading this? How’s things?

  • http://stormsillustration.com/ Patricia

    Really?? That’s crazy! His work really is amazing. Small world!

  • http://stormsillustration.com Patricia

    Really?? That’s crazy! His work really is amazing. Small world!

  • http://wardomatic.blogspot.com/ Ward

    What a great idea! I’m down with this.

  • http://wardomatic.blogspot.com Ward

    What a great idea! I’m down with this.

  • http://www.somethinkbig.com/ Kenn

    Excellent idea. I am already salivating to see the variety of expressions in a finished product.

  • http://www.somethinkbig.com Kenn

    Excellent idea. I am already salivating to see the variety of expressions in a finished product.

  • http://tjic.com/blog TJIC

    Just FYI, “Apocrypha” is agreed by everyone to refer to books that are in neither the Protestant nor Catholic bibles.

    Additionally, some folks use the term to additionally refer to the 7 books that are in the Catholic bible, but were removed from the Protestant bible at the Reformation. However, use of the term in this way is considered somewhat insulting by Catholics: it implies that the 7 books that Catholics have used for ~ 2000 years, and which have been approved by Church councils, have the same status as books that EVERYONE agrees are not part of the bible.

    If you’re referring to just those 7 books, the term of the art is “duterocanonical”.

  • http://tjic.com/blog TJIC

    Just FYI, “Apocrypha” is agreed by everyone to refer to books that are in neither the Protestant nor Catholic bibles.

    Additionally, some folks use the term to additionally refer to the 7 books that are in the Catholic bible, but were removed from the Protestant bible at the Reformation. However, use of the term in this way is considered somewhat insulting by Catholics: it implies that the 7 books that Catholics have used for ~ 2000 years, and which have been approved by Church councils, have the same status as books that EVERYONE agrees are not part of the bible.

    If you’re referring to just those 7 books, the term of the art is “duterocanonical”.

  • http://jaystephens.com/ Jay

    More Dave Lapp comics at http://www.childrenoftheatom.com/

  • http://jaystephens.com Jay

    More Dave Lapp comics at http://www.childrenoftheatom.com/

  • http://www.robotjohnny.com/ Johnny

    Very cool project!

  • http://www.robotjohnny.com Johnny

    Very cool project!

  • http://stormsillustration.com/ Patricia

    Apologies, TJIC, I just took that biblical information from their site. I’m like, um, biblically illiterate.

    Thanks for the info.

  • http://stormsillustration.com Patricia

    Apologies, TJIC, I just took that biblical information from their site. I’m like, um, biblically illiterate.

    Thanks for the info.

  • Zanie

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMEN! You made a believer outta me!

  • Zanie

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMEN! You made a believer outta me!

  • http://www.awesomeblurry.com/ lily

    Oh golly, I am so in.

  • http://www.awesomeblurry.com lily

    Oh golly, I am so in.

  • Angel Lady Blue

    This is a amazing idea, and another way in which to bring the Bible to life. God Bless this site! And I am so touched to be able to add my own artwork to this site. I can’t wait to see the finished work.

  • Angel Lady Blue

    This is a amazing idea, and another way in which to bring the Bible to life. God Bless this site! And I am so touched to be able to add my own artwork to this site. I can’t wait to see the finished work.

  • http://johnawalsh.net/ John A. Walsh

    What an amazing idea! I’ve got to create something for this site..it’s too good to be true! HA!
    Love it!
    -J

  • http://johnawalsh.net John A. Walsh

    What an amazing idea! I’ve got to create something for this site..it’s too good to be true! HA!
    Love it!
    -J

  • http://www.foureyedbat.com/ Kipling

    It’s a great idea, but read the fine print before submitting. Giving up your reproduction rights for free seems a bit much, if you’re a professional illustrator:

    By contributing an image, you are giving us the reproduction rights and electronic rights to your picture, as well as all other rights that go along with your illustration besides ownership of the physical piece. This means you can’t sell your picture to a magazine or ad campaign after you give it to us. The Flaming Fire Bible Project retains these rights, even if you give or sell the physical piece to someone else.

  • http://www.foureyedbat.com Kipling

    It’s a great idea, but read the fine print before submitting. Giving up your reproduction rights for free seems a bit much, if you’re a professional illustrator:

    By contributing an image, you are giving us the reproduction rights and electronic rights to your picture, as well as all other rights that go along with your illustration besides ownership of the physical piece. This means you can’t sell your picture to a magazine or ad campaign after you give it to us. The Flaming Fire Bible Project retains these rights, even if you give or sell the physical piece to someone else.

  • Inez Kollmar

    I’m looking for an illustration of the scene from Exodus 17:11-12, Moses holding his arms up & Aaron & Hur supporting his arms so Israelites could defeat Amalekites in battle.

  • Inez Kollmar

    I’m looking for an illustration of the scene from Exodus 17:11-12, Moses holding his arms up & Aaron & Hur supporting his arms so Israelites could defeat Amalekites in battle.

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