Download or read book Scenes from the Bible written by Gustave Doré and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautiful introduction includes 93 well-known, dramatic and beautiful scenes from the Old Testament, 81 from the New Testament and 10 from the Apocrypha. Here is the plague of darkness, Jonah cast forth by the whale, and the more gentle images from the New Testament the annunciation and Jesus? baptism.The text gives the reader a wonderful introduction to the poetic language of the King James Bible, whilst modern explanation tells the larger story. A wonderful gift contender most beautifully illustrated by the great master of his art.