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Bible Is All About Jesus
Contributed by Gordon Curley on May 7, 2011 (message contributor)
BIBLE IS ALL ABOUT JESUS
The university library in Kansas is home to a very unusual Bible. At first it looks very ordinary, but when the gilt edges are slightly parted, it reveals a picture of Christ with his disciples in the upper room. Underneath the picture are the words; "It is myself, handle me and see."
Whoever created this unusual Bible wanted their readers to realise that the Bible is a message about Jesus – wherever you look!
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