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Storytelling the Bible at the Creation Museum, Ark Encounter, and Museum of the Bible

Storytelling the Bible at the Creation Museum, Ark Encounter, and Museum of the Bible

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Scriptural Traces Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

Storytelling the Bible at the Creation Museum, Ark Encounter, and Museum of the Bible

Paul Thomas | Laura Quick | Jacqueline Vayntrub | Andrew Mein | Michelle Fletcher | Matthew A. Collins

Religion / Biblical Studies / Old Testament / General

Paul Thomas chronicles a multi-level reception study of the Bible at both the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter in Kentucky, USA. Thomas explores the commercial presentation of biblical narratives and the reception of those narratives by the patrons of each attraction, focusing upon three topics; what do young Creationists believe, how they interpret their beliefs from the Bible, and what is the user experience at the museums?

The volume begins by explaining how Answers in Genesis (AiG) use Bible passages to support young-Earth creationist arguments, allowing for the chance to consider the Bible via physical means. Thomas then examines how the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter visitors receive the Bible (as presented by AiG) and how this presentation informs visitors' understanding of the text, exploring concepts such as the most prominent displays of the two attractions, the larger context of museums and theme parks and the case studies of the Methuselah display and The Noah Interview. He concludes with the summary of the user experience generated by the attractions, analyzing the degree to which patrons accept, negotiate, or resist the interpretation of the Bible offered by AiG.

Paul Thomas is Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Radford University, USA.

Publication Date: 30 December 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Imprint: T&T Clark
ISBN-13: 9780567705037
Format: Paperback softback
Page Count: 208
Weight (oz): 10.24

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