{"id":4394,"date":"2011-09-17T12:15:30","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T19:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.behindthepinecurtain.com\/wordpress\/?p=4394"},"modified":"2019-07-28T14:52:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T21:52:03","slug":"the-saint-john%e2%80%99s-bible-final-pages-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.behindthepinecurtain.com\/wordpress\/the-saint-john%e2%80%99s-bible-final-pages-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"The Saint John\u2019s Bible: Final Pages Unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThere were times when we thought this day would never come, but we\u2019d absolutely do it again because it\u2019s such a great work of both art and spirituality, and it\u2019s capable of profoundly moving the people who use it and see it,\u201d<\/em> – Fr. Bob Koopmann<\/p>\n[Webmaster’s Note: Now that Saint John’s Abbey has completed this massive public relations stunt, perhaps they will spend an equal amount of energy working toward full disclosure of all misconduct by members of their community.]\n

The Saint John\u2019s Bible: Final pages unveiled at Minneapolis event<\/strong><\/p>\n

MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 Not just a Bible but a work of art, the final pages of The Saint John\u2019s Bible were unveiled Thursday at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, more than a decade after the project began.<\/p>\n

The historic completion of the first handwritten, illuminated Bible to be commissioned by a Benedictine monastery in 500 years was celebrated at a media-only event at the MIA.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Saint John\u2019s Bible has been a labor of love,\u201d said the Rev. Robert Koopmann, president of St. John\u2019s University and one of many from St. John\u2019s University and Abbey at the event.<\/p>\n

The seventh and final volume, Letters and Revelation, was completed earlier this year and will be on view for the first time in \u201cThe Saint John\u2019s Bible: Amen!\u201d exhibit from now until Nov. 13.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe The Saint John\u2019s Bible is a gift for the world, and that it will be shared, beginning with the exhibition, here,\u201d St. John\u2019s Abbot John Klassen told those in attendance at the MIA.<\/p>\n

An exhibition of 44 original pages from The Saint John\u2019s Bible Wisdom Books and Prophets will be on view at the New Mexico History Museum from Oct. 21 to April 7.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Saint John\u2019s Bible attempts to invite people in to make meaning with others through these visual images \u2026 and to reinforce the fact that the Bible is communal,\u201d said Tim Ternes, director of The Saint John\u2019s Bible project.<\/p>\n

The excitement at the MIA was palpable, with handshakes and smiles dominating the room where original pages of The Saint John\u2019s Bible curled ever so slightly due to a lack of humidity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were times when we thought this day would never come, but we\u2019d absolutely do it again because it\u2019s such a great work of both art and spirituality, and it\u2019s capable of profoundly moving the people who use it and see it,\u201d Koopmann said.<\/p>\n

The Saint John\u2019s Bible is a 15-year collaboration of Scripture scholars and theologians at St. John\u2019s Abbey and University in Collegeville with a team of artists and calligraphers at the scriptorium in Wales, United Kingdom, under the direction of Donald Jackson.<\/p>\n

The first page of The Saint John\u2019s Bible was unveiled at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in 2000, according to Kaywin Feldman, director of the MIA.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Saint John\u2019s Bible has been called by the Smithsonian magazine one of the most extraordinary undertakings of our time,\u201d Feldman said in her opening remarks.<\/p>\n

Jackson is one of the world\u2019s foremost calligraphers and Senior Scribe to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth\u2019s Crown Office at the House of Lords. He was not at Thursday\u2019s event at the MIA.<\/p>\n

\u201cUpon seeing The Saint John\u2019s Bible, Pope Benedict XVI declared that it is a great work of art, a work for eternity,\u201d Klassen said.<\/p>\n

Written and drawn entirely by hand using quills and pigments hand-ground from precious minerals and stones such as lapis lazuli, malachite, silver and 24-karat gold, The Saint John\u2019s Bible celebrates the tradition of medieval illuminated manuscripts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt represents an unparallel artistic achievement in our lifetime and is a major contribution to the book arts, so we\u2019re very proud to be able to unveil the final pages,\u201d Feldman said Thursday.<\/p>\n

More than 1,150 pages of text and 160 illuminations from all 73 books of the Old Testament and the New Testament, The Saint John\u2019s Bible\u2019s illuminations include a satellite view of the Earth, DNA sequencing and scenes of genocide to reflect the time in which the Bible was created.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe took on this challenge so that we could focus on the word of God, to renew interest in the calligraphic arts, to create a great work of art,\u201d Klassen said of the multimillion dollar project.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe that we have met these goals \u2014 and then some.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Saint John\u2019s Bible: Final pages unveiled at Minneapolis event
\nSt. Cloud Times
\nFrank Lee
\nSep. 15, 2011<\/p>\n

Source: http:\/\/www.sctimes.com\/article\/20110916\/NEWS01\/109150048\/The-Saint-John-s-Bible-Final-pages-unveiled-Minneapolis-event<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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