tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post1502064821106246636..comments2023-11-05T03:06:30.977-08:00Comments on Mormon Midrashim: Anime Ammon -- D&C 1: 24James Goldberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-66603752068783847642009-08-10T20:45:42.634-07:002009-08-10T20:45:42.634-07:00It turns out the illuminated manuscript has alread...It turns out the illuminated manuscript has already happened: Someone made an illuminated text of Jacob 5. You can read about it, and see some pictures, at more.byu.edu/allegory<br /><br />Of course, with a starting price tag of $960 dollars, it's not something I'd get just to read to my kids.lionofzionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356448527363112598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-51664782130436684572009-08-03T10:59:59.884-07:002009-08-03T10:59:59.884-07:00I love these ideas. Both the children's illust...I love these ideas. Both the children's illustrations and having different stories in different historical styles, appeal to me. I keep thinking that we read the Book of Mormon to gain direction and perspective on our lives, today. It's not a historical novel. It seems that anything we do to better put in the context of our personal lives has to be positive. <br />Illuminated manuscript! That would be awesome. Man, this is totally inspiring me.LilyofSpadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07826811104439005293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-35202138022578037752009-08-03T10:40:16.752-07:002009-08-03T10:40:16.752-07:00I think this is my favorite of all your comments. ...I think this is my favorite of all your comments. Well put! I'd be happy to scan and periodically post an illustrations you or others happen to do as a start.James Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422536627746885883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2127231318556758701.post-37285318706895291202009-07-30T15:08:54.954-07:002009-07-30T15:08:54.954-07:00As the aforementioned younger brother, I really li...As the aforementioned younger brother, I really like the idea of a collection of kid's Book of Mormon illustrations. <br /><br />I also have another idea for a collection, which I'd been meaning to share with you-- <br /><br />Renaissance artists painted Biblical scenes as happening in their time and culture. St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin also has signs of the cross in which the mockers and soldiers are dressed in twentieth century clothing. <br /><br />Why not have a Book of Mormon illustrated in a similar way? And since our time and setting would get repetitive if applied to the entire book, why not have many times and places represented? <br /><br />Some of the earliest Book of Mormon illustratinos, on display in Palmyra, depict the Nephites with the long beards and kepah of Orthodox Jews. <br /><br />The story of the brother of Jared could be presented in the style of Babylonian wall carvings. Captain Moroni could be shown in the feathered armor of the Aztecs. The missions of Ammon and his brothers could take the form of an illuminated manuscript.<br /><br />Showing the Book of Mormon illustrated in the manner of many languages and peoples would be a fitting tribute to the effort to translate the text into the tongue of all the peoples of the earth.lionofzionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356448527363112598noreply@blogger.com