After wading through the classical pieces, I much prefer the more recent efforts (a little like the obvious truth that any music created before 1950 isn’t worth a cent) …
They are, shall we say, a little more risqué.
And you can’t beat Robert Crumb and his recent Genesis:
But this one is my favourite, since it is more appropriate for a family blog:
20 January, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Hey, there was no three in a bed in that story. Well, there was no bed anyway!
21 January, 2010 at 7:20 am
Especially with a bedhead. I just think its scandalous that these stories and pictures aren’t in children’s bibles. Those young souls are being denied vital elements of the word of God.
21 January, 2010 at 10:21 am
absence of evidence is not evidence of absence … but I suppose it’s historically implausible. I thought the object of collecting all this glorious art was to produce an illustrated guide to the word of God for kindergartens anyway?
21 January, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Someone is having a go at http://www.illustratedbiblestories.ca/index.htm
23 January, 2010 at 11:13 pm
Hi John, you know what’s good about that website? There is a VERY good commentary that accompanies the illustrated story of Lot and his daughters. It makes sense of the whole thing. It seems that the story isi constructed in order to vilify the military enemies of Israel. Anyone who wants to REALLY understand these bizarre stories in the Bible should check out Paul Farrell’s great site. It’s an eye opener. You will learn a lot.