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| Billie Silvey |
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| Bible Museums |
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| Living Displays |
| Static Displays |
| Collections |
| Art |
| Reconstructions |
| Bible museums feature exhibits that allow the visitor to walk through Bible history, collections of art and artifacts, static displays, and reconstructions aimed at educating, inspiring and demonstrating the breadth of biblical studies. Outstanding examples include the Bible museum in Tel-Aviv, Dunham Bible Museum at Houston Baptist University and Bijbels Museum (Bible Museum) in Amsterdam. |
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| Scholarly examination |
| Living displays involve people in the costume of the place and time, performing tasks in a historically accurate manner, like the Roman soldier (right) assembling his armor while his helmet rests close at hand. This type of exhibit enables visitors not only to get a clearer picture of what things looked like in the past, but to question the trained docent who performs the tasks. |
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| Static displays are good for maps, timelines and other summaries of facts. They are often used in conjunction with historical artifacts. |
| Collections in Bible museums may include Bibles, pottery and other archeological finds, sermons of historical value, as well as photographs and drawings and other historical objects. When I was in London, for example, I saw a pulpit used by John Wesley. |
| Paintings, sculpture, banners, and other artistic representations of Bible scenes and religious figures--like this statue of Moses and the Ten Commandments--are found in some Bible museums. |
| Bible museums include books and manuscripts of historical value for examination by scholars, like these in Munster, Germany. |
| Reconstructions of things that aren't there anymore (Solomon's temple, left), as well as things that are (temple mount, above), are on exhibit in some Bible museums. |
| September, 2009 |
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