Visual representation of tedious OT passages?

J. Remington Bowling

So I'm reading through the entire Bible with my 12 year old nephew. We are really struggling through the passages which are tedious (e.g., descriptions of how the tabernacle is to be built, how the temple is to be built, the border allotments to each tribe, etc.). 

What would be great is if there was a visual "tour" through these passages. For instance, instead of reading about the rings and the curtains for the Tabernacle there would be a graphical depiction of these things as a narrator reads over the text of the Bible. Likewise, reading the border allotments to the tribes can be very tedious because it's hard to keep interest and follow along when the geographical names mean absolutely nothing to you (e.g., the wilderness of Beth-aven). A camera fly-by of the land, as a narrator reads the text, would make this more interesting, even if the locations can't be nailed down with certainty.

Does anyone know if such things exist (and that are of good quality and don't look cheesy or like they were from 1992)? If not it would be awesome to see FaithLife give it a try.

GregW

There's certainly one for the Tabernacle - try this link.

There are some quite good infographics there of the Tabernacle, the furniture and even a build-it-yourself tabernacle kit you can print out. 

J. Remington Bowling

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Thanks, Greg. I did know about this though and it's not quite what I had in mind, though I probably wasn't clear. By "graphical tour" I meant some video or motion graphic that would highlight the specific subject of a verse as the narrator read through the passage. 

Anyway, the Tabernacle graphic is helpful for those who want to get an idea of the finished product.

Robert M. Warren

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J.:

While you're looking for your more complete solution, sort of an expansion of what Greg suggested would be to create a layout with just your bible translation and a passage guide. You could link them and if you only opened up the Media Resources and the Atlas, maybe the scrolling wouldn't be too agonizing. If you have two monitors, that would be a plus. Also, remember if you hold the Shift key down while clicking on the images, maps, etc., you'll open the resource is a floating window and won't disturb your layout.