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Via Rachel Held Evans<\/a>, I learned of Jim LePage\u2019s \u201cWord Bible Designs\u201d which attempt to encapsulate what is central to a book in the Bible in a single image<\/a>. Many of them are provocative, in ways that range from the gory to the racy to the simply creative and striking. Here are a few samples:<\/p>\n

$\"Word-8x10_07-Judges_988\"$ $\"1-Samuel_8x10_988\"$ $\"54-1-Timothy_988\"$ $\"Word-8x10_06-Joshua_988\"$ <\/p>\n

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Click through to see more. Let me know which, if any, strike you, and why<\/a>. And do take a look at Rachel\u2019s interview with the artist, Jim LePage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"