Brick Testament: Cain & Abel

I’m a huge fan of Lego art. I even make some of my own. Below, The Reverend Brendan Powell Smith recreates most of the bible’s stories in Lego form. It’s an unbelievably well executed illustrated companion to the book. At once hilarious, easy to read, and completely earnest. The amount of work that went into Brick Testament is astounding. The whole thing began to take form in 2001, was made into a book around then, and has continued to have a life online since then. You can catch all the stories here. What follows are a couple of excerpts from Cain and Abel’s story.

Above the man had sex with his wife Eve.

Here Cain and Abel are born.

Here they offer God gifts.

Here is when Cain gets mad. You should definitely check out the rest.

Juan Carlos Pineiro Escoriaza

Juan Carlos directed two acclaimed films: "Know How" a musical written and acted by youth in foster care, and "Second Skin" a documentary on virtual worlds. He is Director of Social Action Impact & Public Affairs at Participant Media, and the Founder of White Roof Project, a nonprofit organization curbing climate change. @jcpe

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4 Responses

  1. Rachel says:

    Sweet! Check out the “Content Note”.

    If I knew the Bible contained so much nudity, I’d read it much more often!!

  2. Rachel says:

    Sweet! Check out the “Content Note”.

    If I knew the Bible contained so much nudity, I’d read it much more often!!

  3. Matt says:

    All the fun stuff’s in the Christian Old Testament: war, retribution, sodomy, love triangles, it’s all there. Apparently God mellowed after having a kid. He didn’t incinerate a single city or order a single genocide in the New Testament
    What a wuss.

  4. Matt says:

    All the fun stuff’s in the Christian Old Testament: war, retribution, sodomy, love triangles, it’s all there. Apparently God mellowed after having a kid. He didn’t incinerate a single city or order a single genocide in the New Testament
    What a wuss.

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