{"product_id":"letters-and-revelation-9780814690574","title":"Letters and Revelation","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter more than twelve years, the creation of \u003ci\u003eThe Saint John's Bible\u003c\/i\u003e has reached its remarkable conclusion. Renowned calligrapher and illuminator Donald Jackson has collaborated with scribes, artists, and theologians to hand- create, with stunning lettering and exquisite illustrations, the entire Bible. The complete project spans seven volumes in published form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLetters and Revelation\u003c\/i\u003e is the final volume of the entire monumental project. It includes some of the most crucial works of all the Christian Scriptures: epistles traditionally attributed to Paul, John, Peter, James, and Jude, and the fascinating book of Revelation. Donald Jackson's artistic vision lends them a new life and vibrancy for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLetters and Revelation\u003c\/i\u003e contains more than thirty illuminations and special text treatments. Among the stunning illuminations: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And Every Tongue Should Confess (Philippians 2:5-11) includes the word \"Lord\" painted in gold in fourteen different languages: Armenian, Chinese, Coptic, Greek, English, French, Ge'ez (Ethiopian), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Vietnamese \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Letter to the Seven Churches with the Heavenly Choir (Revelation 2:1-5:14), includes crosses representing several different Christian traditions and the words \"Holy, Holy, Holy\" written in Greek, Ge'ez (Ethiopian), and Latin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Revelation 6:1-8) depicts unsettling symbols of power, greed, and exploitation-military tanks, oil rigs, and nuclear power. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten and drawn entirely by hand using quills and paints hand-ground from precious minerals and stones-such as lapis lazuli, malachite, silver, and 24-karat gold- \u003ci\u003eThe Saint John's Bible\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the tradition of medieval manuscripts while embracing twenty-first-century technology to facilitate the design process and collaboration between Saint John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, and Donald Jackson's scriptorium in Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liturgical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814690574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 15.40h x 10.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Donald Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43103786631349,"sku":"9780814690574","price":46.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c100a51d-bd7c-49e1-b0bd-32fe02bcc3f2.jpg?v=1693279947","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/letters-and-revelation-9780814690574","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}