Storytelling the Bible at the Creation Museum, Ark Encounter, and Museum of the Bible / Paul Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Paul Brian, 1971- author.

Series:

Scriptural traces ; 17.

Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 684.

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Scriptural traces : critical perspectives on the reception and influence of the Bible ; 17

Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies ; 684

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creation Museum (Petersburg, Ky.).

Ark Encounter (Amusement park).

Museum of the Bible.

Answers in Genesis (Organization).

Creationism--Study and teaching.

Creationism.

Bible--Study and teaching.

Bible.

Bible stories.

Education.

Physical Description:

xii, 185 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2020.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Reception studies : an initiation

Hamming it up with Answers in Genesis

Moon pools and poop chutes

Biblical hiraeth and stories of home

Dragons, dinos, and tech

Something terrible is coming

Noah stops a knife fight

The fake ark delugion

Adam is too sexy!

Expecting some flatbread sandwiches

Playing it safe at the Museum of the Bible

Strangers in their own land.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-178) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780567687135

0567687139

OCLC:

1151916042