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Hi, Tommy. (...) Gosh, thanks. I definitely think there are more impressive builders than me out there, but I guess I take some nice photos and tell a good illustrated story. (...) It pleases me that The Brick Testament has been enjoyed by people (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) You are perhaps the consummate artist in the medium of LEGO. I never fail to find delight in you depictions, despite the fact that I might not quite go along with all your interpretations. I think your book will probably be around until the (...) (19 years ago, 5-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) Please take and keep any discussion of the source material for Brendan's Lego work to the off-topic section of Lugnet. The .build area of Lugnet is for discussing Lego building techniques. Thank you, Clark .build curator (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.ancient)
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In lugnet.announce.moc, Brendan Powell Smith wrote: (URL) (...) Again, I think I need to voice my discontent with the liberties you take with the text. Previously the offending portions were arguably consistent and attributable to some form of (...) (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(URL) The Brick Testament> website has been updated today with seven new illustrated stories from (URL) The Life of Jesus>, two of which are redone versions or previously illustrated stories, and five that are completely new additions: (2 URLs) (...) (19 years ago, 4-Mar-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !!
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(...) Hey. Yeah, I was out of town last week and only had minimal internet access, so didn't get a chance to go through in detail till I got back. (...) Since you already did Christmas, it seems like one on the ministry of Jesus and one on the (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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Hi, Bruce. Nice to have your comments again. (...) There's nothing in the works at this point. From what I've been able to gather, the first book (Stories from Genesis) sold very well, and initial sales of the Christmas book looked really good, but (...) (19 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) Hey Brendan, Very cool. I've been away for a week and didn't get much chance to go on-line. I'm assuming the revamp is anticipation of another book? It's great to see you go back and redo some of these with all of the extra experience you've (...) (19 years ago, 21-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) Woah, yeah, totally! Those were your uncles? No way! I used to eat your uncles's fishsticks all the time when I was growing up. That's so weird! -Brendan (19 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) I do, always --the explanation of eye of needle in previous post could also be just a made up explanation--of course still made good sermon. tommy (19 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) Wow, Brendan, great job on scriptures! I have to say I feel a special connection to this project because my great uncle was the Lord’s Fisher of men. In fact, my grandfather’s brothers, Andrew & Peter, may be the faces that many of you (...) (19 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) I always do. Thanks. I remember listening to a sermon by my minister once about the "harder than a rich man ....eye of needle" passage. Well he was a pretty smart dude, and always went to Greek translation and explained that --the eye of a (...) (19 years ago, 16-Feb-06, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(URL) The Brick Testament> website has been updated with nine new illustrated stories from the Gospels. This kicks off a revamp of the New Testament side of the site, with some stories being redone and several new stories added. "The Gospels" (...) (19 years ago, 15-Feb-06, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !!
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Hey Brendan, Nice installment, but I have to admit there's not a lot of new ground here for me to comment on. Peaceful, unsuspecting people - Probably my favorite thing in this story is the use of focused and unfocused areas of the photos in 7, 27, (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(URL) The Brick Testament> website is pleased to announce the completion of its illustration of the Book of Judges. The five new stories added today now make (URL) Judges> the section of the site with the most illustrated stories, 39 of them in all, (...) (19 years ago, 10-Oct-05, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.ancient, FTX) !!
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Very nice, Lenny. I agree with others that the tree and the fresco statues are the highlights, but these are overall just very good scenes. I like how you've outfitted Buddha with the cloaks and red rubber bands. Looking forward to more in this (...) (19 years ago, 30-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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Tim and Felix, Can you please move such non-Lego discussions out of the .build group? Thanks, Clark (19 years ago, 29-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think that a lot of the old testament is probably collected from the notes of the rabbis of various tribes. And those people probably acted like a combination spiritual guide/general scribe of their tribes. So what we see is a combination of (...) (19 years ago, 29-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) Outstanding, as usual. I like the philistine minifigs. It seems like every time you do a new story I think you'll be out of ways to portray different cultures. But you always do it great. Anyway, I was reading through some of the other (...) (19 years ago, 29-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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(...) The style of this piece is intantly reconisable, From the fantastic fresco work above the temple (love the half turned torso's) to the Columed walkway to the main temple. But by far and away my favorite detail is the scales of justice. I can (...) (19 years ago, 29-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.ancient, FTX)
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