ABOUT THE PROJECT
The Bible Diary Project
This is your personal guide into the world of the Bible through the lens of art and culture.
The goal of this journey isn't only immersion in ancient texts, but the enrichment of knowledge that opens new horizons in museums and exhibitions. Feel confident unravelling the mysteries of paintings and sculptures: around 60% of the artworks in the world's museums have a biblical basis.
This diary suits anyone who wants to study the Bible as a cultural phenomenon, regardless of faith. There is no religious agenda here: only the text, its artistic reflection, and your own journey toward understanding. The absence of interpretation is deliberate: it leaves room for your own thought, without imposing on anyone's beliefs.
Even if you're an atheist, or an agnostic like me, this diary will become your window into the world's greatest book and its influence on art and culture.
Begin your journey!
A Story That Changes Everything
One text, one book, one legend, and inside, an entire universe. A world born of a word. The tree of knowledge and the first forbidden fruit. Brother kills brother. The great flood, sweeping everything before it. The Tower of Babel: a defiant challenge to heaven, answered with a multitude of tongues.
Abraham prepares to sacrifice his own son, knife already raised. Moses stands before the Red Sea, and the waters part. The walls of Jericho fall at the sound of trumpets, and a young shepherd named David walks out to face the giant Goliath with a single sling. All of this is only the beginning.
The New Testament: Hope Is Born
In a small town called Nazareth, an archangel brings a young woman impossible news. A miraculous birth, a prophet in the wilderness, healings and signs. The blind see again; the dead are called back to life.
And then, the culmination. The garden of Gethsemane. A night of betrayal. A crown of thorns and a heavy cross. The greatest execution in history, and a sudden resurrection. A victory over death that changes everything.