The Museum of the Bible will be so massive upon completion that it would take nine eight-hour days to go through the entire museum and to watch all 54 video vignettes, Summers said. So, the museum will rely on personalized tablets and specialized tours that will take guests through the facility based on their interests and the timeframe that they have to explore.
The highly anticipated Museum of the Bible is slated to open next year in Washington, D.C., with its organizers promising that it will be unlike any other institution of its kind.
The 430,000-square foot facility that is being spearheaded by the Green family, owners of Hobby Lobby, will house rare biblical texts and artifacts, leading visitors to embark and “engage in a lifetime of learning,” according to Cary Summers, president of the the Museum of the Bible.
“I think people are going to grasp a much deeper understanding of how we got the Bible, how did it survive, how did it get transmitted — Is it correct? Can I rely upon it?” Summers told TheBlaze in a recent sit-down interview. “We don’t draw those conclusions for you. All we do is show you the evidence.”
He believes that the public will truly be “shocked at the impact of the Bible,” which will be on full display.
Listen to Summers explain the Bible museum in detail below:
“The Bible has been impacting the world since day one,” Summers said, explaining that visitors will learn about the history, impact and narratives of the Bible as presented in an entirely innovative and fresh way.
He also discussed the roots of the massive undertaking, which started with a much smaller goal in mind.
“What’s amazing to us, if you think about it — this is the most widely distributed book of any book ever,” Summers said. “It’s the most debated book, the most banned book, it’s been burned more than any single literature piece ever.”
But despite its widespread influence, Summers said that no one has, to date, erected a Bible museum — a fact that has left the team behind the Museum of the Bible “quite amazed.”
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