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The Brick Testament is a project created by Brendan Powell Smith, also known as Elbe Spurling, in which Bible stories are illustrated in satire using still photographs of dioramas constructed entirely out of Lego bricks. The project began as a website in October 2001 that featured six stories from the book of Genesis, and is completely unaffiliated with the Lego company. There is also a Brick Testament book series.〔(Brick Testament on Amazon.com )〕 Throughout stories are retold using passages from the Bible, with chapter and verse cited, the wording being a free adaptation that Smith says is based on a number of public domain Bible translations.〔Smith has stated the rationale for updated wording of TBT is to avoid copyright issues.〕 Occasionally, mostly when images are being used to contrast with the underlying scripture, Smith dramatises the images with additional text. Such text is displayed in gray instead of the usual black. ==Authorial commentary== Smith's own commentary occasionally appears in illustrations and is displayed in gray text, and also as original titles for the stories themselves. For example, Smith presents a story titled, "Stephen Gets Stoned" which is based on the New Testament book, the Acts of the Apostles, chapters 6-7. The scripture verse is cited directly beneath the illustration and commentary: * Scripture: ''Acts 6:10'' But they were unable to stand against the wisdom and spirit with which Stephen spoke. * Illustration and commentary: A man is depicted holding a scroll in front of a crowd with a speech balloon saying: ''If you look at a few phrases here and there and completely ignore their original context, they totally predict Jesus!'' 〔''The Brick Testament'', (Acts 6:10 )〕 A ''Rolling Stone'' article that is included as a link in the Brick Testament web site suggests that Brendan Powell Smith is an atheist.〔''Excerpt from Rolling Stone Magazine article about the Brick Testament'',()〕 In 2015 Spurling announced on Facebook that she was an atheist, a transgender woman, and a lesbian, and had legally changed her name to Elbe Spurling but would likely retain the name Brendan Powell Smith for her books. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Brick Testament」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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