the impact of the bible, the narrative or the stories in the bible, and the history of the bible. now, with that, we have seven floors that are open to the public. we have the vatican here, involved with the vatican museum, they have their own space. we have the israel antiquity with their own space and many, many items. we have many visiting exhibits that come in. but when you say every day -- i'm going to come next year, what could i expect to be there, well, these three floors i mention, impact, narrative, and history, those items are somewhat stationary. they do rotate out, but they are also the core of what we do as a museum. and other things that we take on with traveling exhibit and curriculum and other things, we put them all under those three umbrellas. bible is a big story and you can take it a thousand different roads out of it. and we're nonsectarian which means we're just tellinghuisen t -- telling the story of the bible. let the bible stand on its own 2 feet. the museum, it's a unique museum unto itself. we've taken a highly thematic approach so that not only are ther

bible, the geneva bible. we have the french huganauts bible which would be protestants who were seeking freedom in france just as the puritan s were seeking refuge from europe at the time. also the first bible printed in america, the elliott indian bible. it tells the dramatic story of the puritans who came here to specifically reach the indigenous people. so, not only were they presented with at that time, their purpose was the gospel, but also now something new would be introduced and this would be literacy, the development of their language. an opportunity to -- well, they would progress in educational perspective. from that we came over and we saw the new england primer, a textbook that was used for education. and although the museum presents a nonsectarian story, this is part of that story as well. and the very last thing that we have here is william penn. and we were talking about a little earlier that pennsylvania was literally established seeking refuge from religious perfection cushion, but not from o

museum of the bible through moody radio and american family radio, but didn't know that it was -- this was the first day of opening. speaking of that, you hear all too often word of god, word of god from protestant leaders and quote, holy mother church, unquote from catholic leaders. i'm sick and tired of these leaders not telling you, preachers not telling you how to think but what to think and i want to prove that a christian can take the bible seriously but think for themselves or herself, i'm so glad you answered a question about the apocrypha, so what -- which are the books that the old testament scribes did not include, i know the book of ina is one, they decided not to include and which -- >> let's get answer to that, michael in alabama, thank you. >> yeah, there are additional books, the first caller mentioned first and second, there's a collection of them and they actually range. different books between eastern christian orthodox volumes as well. the answer is not extremely simple but there are

he's not quoting the bible. that's what i find fascinating and he's using biblical language to add a gravitas, if you will, to the speech that he is giving. third, the bible was used then as it is sometimes used today to identify and define normative standards and i'll give you an example of this, and first, they were used to marshal a biblical authority for a specific political agenda and policy objectives and it was also used to gain insights into the character and designs of god especially as they pertain to god's oversight of the material world. and more specifically, his dealings with many nations. i heard in the last session about franklin's speech and i see hints of this particular use of the bible. how does god deal with nations? what does he expect of a nation? but i think it is very important to recognize these very distinct uses of the bible. it's important in so far as we are misleading to read spiritual meaning into literary and political use of the bible just as it is misleading to do exactly the op

one of the things that i find a amusing about this bible, the akin bible is that on the front page he tells you how the find him. it is a three doors down above the kcoffee shop. so to me, it is apparently there is only one starbucks at the time in philadelphia, but i find it amusing, because you find the coffee shop, you can find the print shop of robert akip. if y if you look at this authorization, it is signed by charles thompson and one of the unsung here row, but he-- unsun, because he is the first secretary of the continental congress. when charles thompson retires, he was a greek skol himself, and so he himself would produce the first english bible translated in america from the substituttu from the greek. and he was the signatory showing john hancock's signature on the declaration of independence, and helped to design the great seal of the united states, and then he would become the very first united states citizen to translate a bible in america. so he is an interesting fellow, he was. >> so as we continue the journey, you are looking at at several of the screens. these take

, the geneva bible, king james bibles, the catholic bibles would come from europe or from the crown, if you will. when we declared our independence in 1776, the import of products from london ceased, and so it was brought to the congress' attention we had a lack of english bibles. one of the colonial printers by the name of robert akin presented the idea to produce an english text here in america. so, at first in 1777, he would produce an english new testament, which is the new testament from the king james bible. so, the crown still holding the rights to this text would basically make robert akin an outlaw, if you will, or an outlaw printer. but there are only two of the first english new testaments printed in america in existence. one is at the new york library, or you can come to the museum of the bible and see he this one here. in 1782, robert eakin would prevent an entire bible. and this bible was reviewed by the chaplains in congress and passed on from congress to congress itself and reviewed. and which they gave robert eakin's permission to print this bible. so

it's known as the elliott indian bible with the algonlic indian bible. john eljot came over to the america for the sole purpose of reaching the indigenous period. they were literate in the form of writing in caves and drawings but they didn't have a written language. so elliott would use the geneva bible which we talked about earlier would learn their dialect, develop a syllabus and translated the bible into their language and for the sole purpose of reaching them to convert therapy into christianity. interestingly, the financing of this came from eng planned which was the very first bible society for the propagation of the gospels as well. the society. so this is the first bible printed in america known as the elliott indian bible and it's a highlight in our collection. the last thing that i wanted to mention is this bible over here and it's known as the slave bible and it was specifically produced are they actually removed the story of the exodus so that if the bible was presented to a slave, the idea of god delivering them from their bondage, which the

bible. this is the first bible ever printed in america. the only bible to receive congressional authorization to be printed by robert aiken. knowing that the crown literally held the rights to the english text, he included the congressional authorization in each and every one of his bibles therefore were you a united states citizen at the time knowing it was forbidden to own a bible not produced by the crown, you could now see that your government has allowed you to be able to own this particular bible. not only did he include that in this text but we've also included the original congressional authorization showing you that congress did indeed and word for word that robert aitken included into his text. one of the things i find amusing about this bible, in the very front page he tells you how to find him and it's three doors down above the coffee shop and so to me, apparently there was only one starbucks at the time in philadelphia, but i just find that moosing. you find the coffee shop, you'll find the print shop of robert aitken. you'll

, the american bible society is still the largest and helps fund other bible societies around the world many of the founding fathers were members of the american bible society and were officers of the bible society. supreme court justices were. it's a great story. >> the jechief justice, john ja was a member of american bible society. charles thompson who we talked about with the first american citizen to translate a bible to the english language, he was a member of the american bible society. and elijah boudinot. this is known as an ordination certificate. he was the first methodist bishop to come to america. as important as asbury, he spoke about the emancipation and freeing of slaves as far back as the first president. and he's also up on the tapestry as well. again, the artifact complements the story as you walk through. here we have bibles within the collection in museum of the bible, cherokee, choctaw, black foot, various translations. not all of them translated to complete bibles. we have new testament, gospel, songs, sometimes the complete bible was translated to reach the indig

the feelings i had. this section is called bible now. her app showing how people are opening up the app to engage with the bible. the skeptic comes in and thinks nobody is engaging with this book any more. but people are engaging with this book all over the world. >> we want to invite all people to engage with this book. this book has spoken into people from all different walks of life and has impacted lives from all different walks. so this is a place for people to come in and learn. judge jeanine: steven green, on behalf of so many of us, you and mrs. green, your wife jackie, have done an unbelievable job here. katie, president trump's latest tweets target amazon. we'll see a bored wall. right? when will that happen? "justice" rolls on in just a moment. you ok there, kurt? we're about to move. karate helps... relieve some of the house-buying... stress. at least you don't have to worry about homeowners insurance. call geico. geico... helps with... homeowners insurance? been doing it for years. i'm calling geico right now. .. .. .. .. ..

the ultimate source is the bible. james madison's views on religious freedom were not the result of his reading of the bible. it's not the way things work. he was not a theologian. he wasn't a religious philosopher. nonetheless, it is evident he is adapting ideas developed by christian thinkers on the basis of the scriptures, and in that sense the bible had an influence on madison's conception of religious freedom. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> thank you, robert. our last speaker, dr. jacqueline rivers from harvard university, the executive director and senior fellow for social science and policy at the seymour institute for black church and policy studies. she's also a nonresident fellow at the institute for studies of religion at baylor. recent projects have focused on launching the black church commission on bioethics, human life and marriage and an international symposium on marriage and the family hosted by the vatican. she holds a ph.d. from harvard where she was a doctoral fellow in inequality and social

she told a story from the bible she had read about the coat of many colors joseph for and said i hope this will bring you good luck and happiness. i couldn't wait to wear it and she blasted with a case. so in my coat of many colors i hurried off to school to find the others laughing and making fun of me in my coat of many colors but mom made for me. ♪ in my coat of many colors that my mom made for me i wore it so proudly. ♪ and also we had no money i was rich as i could be in my coat of many colors mama made for me. and so, with holes in both of my shoes and my code of many colors i hurried off to school to find the others laughing and making fun of me. i told them of the love and i even told them all that story. why am i coat of many colors was worth more than all their clothes, but they didn't understand it and i tried to make them see that they were only as poor as they choose to be. sure we had no money that i was rich as i could be in my coat of many colors mama made for me because she made it just for me. [applause] i thought why not just saying that for all that little part. >>

he used the bible in humor and with extraordinary mastery, and to knew the bible down his fingertips from cover to cover. another one, right here. >> we will go up front. >> i appreciate it. >> let's get it on the microphone. >> thank you for your speech, i appreciate it. i want to ask about george washington's philosophy about educating children. this will tie into his christian beliefs and morals, but i wonder if there are places where christians go to read about his philosophy. he had his education until the age of 11. i wonder what he would hope for our country that our children would learn. peter: excellent question. i can give you several thoughts, and you can put these together in your own research. number one, one of the providences of god is that washington's father died before he was able to go off to the appleby school in england where his older brother went. i wonder what would be different if he'd studied in england instead of america. that was a providential thing. it changed history. but he did have from his family heritage what are called the rules of civility. he copi

he knew the bible from cover to cover. over 200 quotes. i mentioned that he believed in a millennium that he hoped would come sooner. his concern of the constitution -- how about this? hese are now official orders is giving to his army at valley forge. may 2. 1778. while we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and soldiers, we ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. to the distinguished character of patriot. gloryuld be our highest to add the more distinguished character of christian. could you imagine a deist saying that? the most important thing you could possibly be is a christian, even more than a patriot, in my army? that would be the most foolish thing he could say. so greatsay -- it is you are standing for the freedom of thought, speech, society. what a great patriot. what a glorious cause. but so great you are standing no, he said --o think about how important it is to be a christian. this is a man preaching the gospel in the name of christ. our time is hastening. why does it matter? printians s

and my mother would read from the bible and tell us the bible stories, so that was actually the first book we had in our home in the one that meant the most and actually followed me more then any other book through my life. >> and you keep reading it? guest: i do. i love to read. i have tissues everywhere, excuse me. i need one right now. but, anyway i love to read and i do whatever it takes, but actually love, any time i was in school i loved the fairytales and wanted to read the books about the kings and queens, so books have been a special thing for me. host: with your busy schedule, how do you make time to read because you are still performing and doing so many things. guest: i always take time to read. everyone that loves to read you find the time to read. i do sum up my best thinking when i'm reading if you know and, i mean. i read probably at least 52 books a year, a book a week i try to read and so i have always been a reader, but part of my brain that can think of other things while i'm actually reading, but it does relax my body and i just always loved to read because i thin

up next on american artifacts, we tour the museum's bible in america exhibit. this is the first of a two-part program. >> i'm kerry summers, president of museum of the bible, and we're standing in what's called the impact floor. this is the impact of the bible on ama.

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they were on the side of the road on their knees. some held up bibles, some signs, flags. it was an overwhelming experience. and then of course it goes through washington. and have that honor of only four people being laid in honor there at the capital. i mean, we were just overwhelmed by that honor. and the honor that congress gave us and the president and vice president. went,trump: everywhere he reverend graham delivered the same beautiful message "god loves you." that was his message. "god loves you." we can only imagine the number of lives touched by the preaching and the prayers of billy graham. the hearts he changed, the sorrows he eased, and the joy he brought to so many. the testimony is endless. today, we give thanks for this extraordinary life. and is very fitting that we do so right here in the rotunda of the united states capital, where the memory of the american people is enshrined. gigi: it was a real blessing to our family and wonderful support. thatthan that, we realized daddy would not want it, i would -- tell him sometimes "daddy, thank you for being obed

it showed cash luna using the power of the bible to take over people ‘s bodies.t of attention, so wanted ask about it. there is an amazing video of, you lay down the bible, and now people walking... this is one of the more polemical videos. it is amazing. explain how god comes through. this is a wall. if you see the video, and you won‘t bear, you would understand nothing. can we walk with you? it would be nice to see... it was time for cash to head back on stage. it is not ha rd to to head back on stage. it is not hard to see why he does this. he has got thousands of adoring fans, he owns one of the biggest churches in the world, and he has a privatejet. and this shows you how big religion is here, this isjust one church. my time with cash luna had not worked out like i hoped. he seemed annoyed by my interview, maybe he didn‘t like the questions i asked. and he did not want to meet again in a few days later at wii has —— as we had originally agreed. but cash luna is not the only pasta like this. guatemala is full of these people. and passes from all over are tryi

first christian martyr was stephen a deacon in the early church who was stoned to death it says in the bible that paul approved his killing. the id's i'm sorry paul thought that jesus was a pseudo prophet who had predicted the downfall of jerusalem which didn't happen of course that was blasphemy against him and then he was involved in this lynch him by what he saw in stephen someone who faced death with an unbelievable inner clarity and he was positively radiant when he died and i wouldn't rule out the possibility that paul was somewhat moved. like to be the victim. saul the persecutor would become paul the apostle. love his patient love is kind it does not envy it does not post what it is not proud of this was the author of these deeply moving words in first corinthians is the same man who persecuted the early christians how can that be just as someone on one hand he was a brutal fanatic on the other hand a sensitive poet who wrote some of the bible's most beautiful verses. to sleep tonight. according to the bible the answer to how the brutal persecutor of christians became an apostle who

the bible is my guide. >> yes. arthel: i talked to jesus this morning, god too. ver, not everybody is christian. so don't they have a right to follow the beliefs of their faith. >> everybody has the right to be wrong. but the fact is, jesus is the savior of everyone who believes. but remember, arthel, it was jesus who said i am the way, the true and the life, no man comes to the father except by me. jesus said there's one way to heaven, not to keep people out of heaven but to allow them into heaven. and you know, there are many way to heaven, many way to god, then the death of jesus was totally unnecessary. the reason he gave his death on the cross was because he was the only hope for man kind. arthel: this is where it's going to get controversial. what you're saying -- i agree with you. the bible is my guide and i talked to god this morning and jesus all of the time. and i'm fine with saying that. but you know, for you to say that jesus is the only way, god is the only way, there are people who don't agree with you. why are they wrong because they don't agree wit

so i went back out of curiosity and read the bible and looked for the first person they talked about, john the apostle. he was talking about the apocalypse but i didn't connect that except through john. then i started reading the gospel of john. it started with a poetic introduction. in the beginning it's the word, words with god and god was the world. i thought this is just like the eastern poetry i have been reading about cosmo. so i got absorbed in the story and that drew me into this person of christ that i had never encountered before, just to read it for my inspiration. that sunk in and carried through until after graduation. i came to the conviction that this is a person unique in human history. >> in relation to jesus and also with the church. you went back to catholic liturgies. >> yes. after about three or four months of just reading the bible two, three, four times a day and praying, i felt god saying go back to church. i said which one? i wasn't necessarily attached to the catholic church destroyed. he brought me back to remember the exact morning i had left. i looked arou

debrief than the very last part is very specific where my dad has a little prayer before bed and reads the bible and that is probably my favorite painting in the whole book it is beautiful and sweet. and the bible is actually open to averse that is specific to our family and we have it over our mantle i feel like we've had it our whole life but that is a little tidbit. that isn't mentioned but it is their. >> when we end the book charlotte did a lot of research and put things in the back as resources because she was something teachers or parents or kids might use to go through actual facts of the vice presidency so we wanted the bidens and their and the quails put in for that we were very thankful for that. [laughter] it's hard to go to a public pool but also the bidens it tells about the resources and what they did to the property which was very sweet so we did add a beehive. we had were not the governor's residence and lung -- in indiana and there is one at the white house that is where the the first things i asked is do we have beehives so now we do at the vice president's residence so charlo

i believe the bible is true and christianty hachristianty has bd that christianty is right. we have faith in a higher power. we have faith in a higher moral power and judicial power and ethical power. even the word community means common unity. that's coming together with the knowledge of the son of god. that will influence the father and mother which is the bedrock of the community. family with well-defined roles will determine the type of person that ultimately mature to. jesus christ a lord. we believe that, proclaim that, and believe the evidence validates that as well. we celebrate that on this easter sunday. the resurrection of jesus christ. steve: very strong words. i really appreciate both of you being with us on this special day. thank you so much. >> god bless you. steve: coming up, it's one thing to talk about faith and family but are there policy solutions for the break down that's undermining our society. don't go away. are you done yet? does it look like i'm done? shouldn't you be at work? [ mockingly ] "shouldn't you be at work?" todd. hold on. [ engine revs ]

the bible takes the 12th spot on the list. "gq" saying it's not the finest thing man has ever produced. lonesome dove and catcher in the rye take the top spots and lord of the rings and drak cue la and gul ver's travels. most books are required reading in school. what are your thoughts? are they worth reading? probably spent your time reading them. tweet us. we're both on twitter this morning. >> love to hear what you think about this one. >> or maybe your favorite classic. >> a look at this one, the cutie there, it's time to take the kids to happy hollow park in san jose. this is to say hello to this little guy, just born yesterday, brand-new to the world and big eyes, looking at everything, like what's that. you can give him a great hello and great south bay welcome and we're still waiting to hear what's the name of the lemur. >> he doesn't blink? >> he's too excited what he's seeing, which is the camera. >> that's what i look like, big eyes right. >> in the morning? >> you see me when i come in, goodness gracious. >> still

it's the book, it's the bible for him. the protestant version of the bible. he dies and is buried in monrovia, liberia. so like henry mcneil turner, people begin to think, oh, maybe i should return to the african continent. but you see this is a long tradition of people protesting the very public sphere. this is not a new thing in black life. women's movements within black protestant churches are also a political ground scholars study club women a great deal, but more women went to church than they did join black women's clubs. i'll probably get hit by some of my scholar friends who study black club movements, but more women went to church. more ordinary women went to church and this is where they learned their politics. they first learn their politics sometimes in support of or against their clergy. sometimes they learn politics in support of our against their clergy. if they didn't agree with their clergy they withhold funds. if they want their clergy out, they would whisper. three, many of them were married to the deacons if they were baptists or other form

got in the bible she was a bit fuzzy did i get a lot of the loot that i've been given a push. up about the feeling you. should mention or if you. look i mean there's a history to commute you can do we do know. from michigan but. if you move it will. i thought. i was. having to do good but i did not have to chatting to her i was better than i was. ten days after the murder of problems face us. m.p.'s and members of golden dawn are arrested and charged with setting up a criminal organization. that. was. god i'm sure about it i've never heard of the community of i forgot that everyone your father money on. the evidence emerging from the case file is damning it reveals how effective justice can be when there is a will but also raises questions as to why it wasn't administered earlier. the investigating magistrate and prosecutor temporarily freed golden dawn m.p. . was. after his release frames the government's cabinet secretary and prime minister's right hand. and exposes him a bit and their conversation which records with a hidden camera and releases on the internet raises legiti

i follow the bible. way i heard was let's bring jobs back here. let's bring our wealth back here. that's the way i took it. when she sits there in keeps ,sing the word over and over white privilege. do you think that makes the white race mad? it does me. helping thek about black race, martin luther king was a great man. i believed what he said. the civil rights today is not the same as yesterday was. we will let you respond. a quick comment or question for our guest? caller: good morning. i was just going to say what several people have already brought to the point. this seems more like a political question about religion. christ spoke to all people when he said put god first and love thy neighbor as thyself. i installed sound system in churches. and it really believe in denominations. that's just me. are pointing out notably history but politics is essential to the argument you're making. correct? guest: yes. we don't live out our faith, we don't live out our beliefs in a vacuum. these things drive the way in which we live our lives. whichrive the way in we make decisions. there h

the bible says that god can give you riches without sadness.aying you're rich and really happy simultaneously? no, what i said is i am blessed with riches or without riches. are there misconceptions about you? people were telling me you have a privatejet. no, i don't. a rolex. the church has a private jet, a smalljet. oh, the church does. it's for six people. it is an incredible place. i have never seen a church like this in my life. it's amazing. yes. was this made on people's donations? yes. how much did it cost to build? millions. 45. when you got 45 million, did you think, maybe i could build ten hospitals? sometimes we have more people getting healed here than in hospital. so we are healing. i had seen one video online i was particularly amazed at. it showed cash luna using the power of the bible to take over people's bodies. i'd heard it got him a lot of attention, so i wanted to ask about it. there's an amazing video. you lay down a bible and there's people walking and then they... yeah, this is one of the more polemic videos. it's amazi

we've already thrown the bible out of schools. s speaking to someone the other day who moved to a very, i would say, elite school here in new york city and this little girl was telling me that they're now starting to read the bible again. but they read it purely as literature. okay. the bible is not just literature it's history. >> it's the deconstruction of western civilization. >> that's right. >> digitally burning our history. >> do you like it? >> no, i hate it. >> good to have you here. >>> from jesus to wrapper and hip hop store can ya west setting off an online firestorm. why kanye is all about candace at the top of the hour. >> i don't know why people like being oppressed. 400 years of slavery, jim crowe. none of you guys lived through it. it's embarrassing that you utilize their history. . >>> james comey's memos are still at the topic of conversation. >> they sure are. >> president trump was tweeting about this yesterday saying they're classified, i did not declassify them. they belong to our government. therefore he brok

the bible is open to jeremiah 29 which jeremiah 29:11 is a verse specific to our family and we haven't over our mantle my whole life. that is a little tidbit not mentioned in the book but is in the painting and we ended the book, charlotte to a lot of researchers put things in the back as resources. this is something parents or caregivers might use, the actual vice presidency. and a little bit about the bidens in their, each vice presidential family leaves something at the observatory. the bit in the resources, and tells about our bees too. we did add a beehive at the governor's residence in indiana and there is a beehive at the white house and that is one of the things i asked when i came. do we have a beehive? we do have a beehive at the vice president's residence. charlotte wrote it's kind of cute, the observatory is now home to 30,000 bees as well. where is jim? >> to your right. >> you have some questions. >> we do, questions from you all this evening so we will ask your questions starting with one for charlotte. are any of your other pets jealous of marlon's fame? >> yes. we have

garden of eden he was trying to prove the literal truth of the story of the creation as told in the bible and he imagined that these remote pacific islands would turn out to be a center of creation with a species were preserved as god had created them. instead darwin discovered something even more miraculous this isolated world of plants and animals showed him that all life is constantly changing that all living things are between you believe all things and adapting to their environment. darwin's theory of natural selection was published in eight hundred fifty nine in his book the origin of species that was to change radically and forever our whole understanding of humanity and its place in creation. and. the name galapagos comes from a spanish word for tortoise in fact it was through his observations of the tortoises on the islands and the schoolies of forests that darwin arrived at his discovery he saw here plants and animals which it clearly originated far away to come here by chance but that adapted to their environment by developing into new forms of life from nowhere else. on earth