Well, there's a planetful of literature out there debunking the Bible, so why not have the other side of the story set out in a contemporary and "hip" way? Next thing might be adverts on the sides of buses! I didn't really like the visual style of book either. Individual panels I didn't have much to complain about, but so many characters felt generically drawn (one of the leaders of the 12 tribes has a blindfold on as part of his character... really? an eye patch would have been better). I also feel like compared to Crumb's Genesis, this volume did little to research what people would have actually worn and looked like. They just all wore generic robes and stuff. Manga Melech continues with Israel’s rebellion in the desert and the resulting wilderness journey. It then follows Israel’s conquest of Canaan, the period of the judges, and crowning of King Saul. The story then chronicles the life of David and ends with the coronation of King Solomon.

To encapsulate the entire Bible in one volume of manga is a little too ambitious. The Genesis narrative was easy to follow and had enough characters to follow that it was pleasant. After Moses though, there's basically a ton of summary of all the kings and stuff. And it seems like the point of putting the Bible in visual form is that you shouldn't be summarizing a ton of stuff, but rather showing what's going on. Soederberg's attempt is clearly not altruistic, a businessman looking for his slice. Hence the easy triviality of his and other versions mentioned. It hardly matters to the Church, they don't believe half of what the Bible teaches. Didn't the main character of the Bible teach: "you received free, give free"? Thompson, Jason (2008-03-21). "Manga Salad #4: The Manga Bible and Manga Messiah". Comixology. Archived from the original on March 27, 2008 . Retrieved 2008-09-08.

Doing bible study like Jazz and Jeet Kune Do with a dash of manga!

Brady, Matt. "Duelling Manga Bibles - Reviewing the two version" [ permanent dead link]. Newsarama, 2008-01-03. Retrieved on 2008-11-25.November 25, 2008. a b c d e f g h Cutshall, Mark (Apr–May 2008). "Manga Messiah". Outcomes. Christian Leadership Alliance. Archived from the original on 2008-06-07.

The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation is The Holy Bible compiled and told in a graphic novel form – specifically the East Asian art style of manga. Die Idee finde ich klasse. Die Bibel bietet richtig guten Stoff, bereits vorgedacht und weitbekannt, also ideale Voraussetzungen für einen Künstler, eine Comicversion zu komponieren.Since the story bounced around the characters similarly did, making it hard to get attached to one or another. This changed once Saul/Paul came into the picture, then things evened out and had more of a plot and development rather than Individual tales, which was much more enjoyable in my opinion. The Bible is such a lively book! Of course there is nothing wrong with 'translating' the Bible for different sub-cultures... this is after all what Christians have always done. It is just now we can add a glossy finish :o) No matter how you present it in the end and to who the message is still the same and will never change; its always relevant! Most of the gospel is focused on either the stories in Old Testaments and the ministry of Jesus. Even movies and books on New Testament are about Jesus so that was probably the reason that prior to this book, I only had sketchy knowledge about St. Peter and how he lead the 12 apostles and St. Paul that used to be Saul who persecuted the early Christians. It is also through this book where I learned about St. Stephen who was the first of the seven good people chosen by the Apostles to help them. It is only through the book where I learned that St. James was the first among the 12 Apostles to die in the name of Jesus.