The first handwritten, hand-illuminated Benedictine Bible in over 500 years, The Saint John’s Bible has a fascinating story. Here you will find books that reproduce the original and take you behind-the-scenes of how it was conceived. Learn more about the inspiration behind the illuminated manuscript, and find for yourself the perfect book full of breathtaking Bible art and Bible verse calligraphy, or, select the perfect gift for a loved one.
Michael Patella, OSB, SSD, is professor of New Testament at the School of Theology•Seminary of Saint John's University, Collegeville, where he also serves as seminary rector. He served as chair of the Committee on Illumination and Text for The Saint John's Bible.
Susan Sink is a poet and writer living on eighty acres in St. Joseph, Minnesota. She is the author of a book of poems, The Way of All the Earth, and Habits, a collection of one-hundred-word stories. Her work has also been published in many national literary magazines.
Jonathan Homrighausen (MA, Graduate Theological Union) is currently pursuing a PhD in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Duke University. He spent two years with the Heritage Edition of The Saint John’s Bible while working in Archives & Special Collections at Santa Clara University.
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