There's now a version of the Bible that uses only Bitmoji

Source: Business Insider
Published: Apr 20, 2019
Author: Ben Gilbert
Post Date: 2019-04-20 11:53:49 by Willie Green
Views: 3183

  • The Christian and Jewish bibles may be two of the world's most popular books, but what if they were told through emoticons?
  • That's exactly what two men did with the Bitmoji Bible— a handful of stories from both the Jewish and Christian bibles have been recreated with Snapchat's popular Bitmoji emoticons.
  • As you might expect, these are extremely truncated versions of the classic parables.
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For thousands of years, humans all over the world have pored over the Christian and Jewish bibles.

The books have been translated repeatedly throughout the millennia, often a measure of accommodating the prevailing language of whatever culture was most dominant at the time — from Aramaic to Latin to Greek, and to hundreds of other languages.

For the first time ever, some of the most well-known stories from both books are being converted to a language even Millennials will understand: Bitmoji.

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The Bitmoji Bible is the creation of Daniel Eckler and Phil Lebovits. Why create it? As "a quick way to learn Bible stories without having to read words."

The Bitmoji Bible is the creation of Daniel Eckler and Phil Lebovits. Why create it? As The theme here appears to be irreverent brevity. Daniel Eckler/Phil Lebovitz/Snapchat
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Bitmoji Bible isn't exhaustive — it's only the most well-known highlights from both the Jewish and Christian bibles.

Bitmoji Bible isn't exhaustive — it's only the most well-known highlights from both the Jewish and Christian bibles. The Birth of Jesus, for instance, from the Gospels of Luke and Matthew in the Christian Bible. Daniel Eckler/Phil Lebovits/Snapchat
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Some of the stories are just a single Bitmoji:

Some of the stories are just a single Bitmoji: Do you really need more than the title and a single Bitmoji for some of these? Probably! But they're funny regardless. Daniel Eckler/Phil Lebovits/Snapchat
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It's worth checking out the full Bitmoji Bible, whether you're devout or just someone looking for a chuckle (or both!)

It's worth checking out the full Bitmoji Bible, whether you're devout or just someone looking for a chuckle (or both!) Daniel Eckler/Phil Lebovits/Snapchat
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#1: Hank Rearden    To: Willie Green (#0)

That cartoon's not historically accurate. Eve was nekkid.

Hank Rearden posted on 2019-04-20 12:21:35   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Willie Green    To: Hank Rearden (#1)

Eve was nekkid.

Nah... Eve put on some fig leaves after she ate the apple...

You're thinking Lady Godiva who rode around nekkid on the unicorn because taxes were too high...

Willie Green posted on 2019-04-20 15:04:05   Reply   Private Reply

#3: Hank Rearden    To: Willie Green (#2)

Nah... Eve put on some fig leaves after she ate the apple...

Yeah, after.
Maybe she realized she was an uggo.

Hank Rearden posted on 2019-04-20 15:10:34   Reply   Private Reply

#4: Hondo68    To: Willie Green (#0)

A page from Willie's bible.

Hondo68 posted on 2019-04-20 15:12:24   Reply   Private Reply