{"id":492,"date":"2008-01-04T08:57:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-04T08:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omeoflittlefaith\/2008\/01\/the-manga-bible.html"},"modified":"2008-01-04T08:57:00","modified_gmt":"2008-01-04T08:57:00","slug":"the-manga-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omeoflittlefaith\/2008\/01\/the-manga-bible.html","title":{"rendered":"The Manga Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"

What Christianity really needs, <\/span>I’ve been thinking, is a version of the Bible that’s way more manga <\/span>than your typical no-pictures, text-only Bible translations. Sure, our Bibles occasionally have illustrations, but it’s of the passive, gauzy, Jesus-holding-a-near-comatose-lamb variety. And Jesus always has pretty blow-dried hair. Where is the violence? Where’s the smiting? Where’s all the demon-slaying? What my faith was lacking is some edgy art.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Well, not any more. Because now I can read The Manga Bible<\/a>,<\/span> which brings “a whole new dimension to the most important book in history.” Apparently, in this whole new dimension, Jesus has the stringy hair of Eddie Vedder<\/a> (about two hours into a Pearl Jam concert), the gaunt pallor of a heroin addict, and a skinny-but-ripped physique.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, my prayers have been answered.<\/p>\n

Here’s a good article about The Manga Bible<\/span> and the whole Bible-repackaging biz<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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