CREATIVE MUSEUM
One of the blessings of working with the Golden Agers at Fourth Baptist Church is the privilege of discovering sites here in Minnesota which I never knew about before. One of the places we visited recently was the Bible Museum in Apple Valley. Although the Museum is small and could certainly use more room, it is full of fascinating and insightful information concerning the Bible. Our host began by taking us into the art gallery. He introduced just a few of the many reproductions of famous paintings depicting scenes from the Bible. We could have spent the entire day just gazing at the ways artists have brought Bible events to life through painting. Next, we visited the Bible exhibit. A display of the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls at Qumran explained that more recent discovery. Codex from Sinai, numerous copies of the Bible from various time periods, and a model of the Gutenberg press brought the history of the Bible to life. The museum is open on weekdays from 10 to 4 ...