In this year marking the 400th anniversary of the King James translation of the Bible, "Passages", a worldwide traveling exhibition, takes visitors behind the scenes of the most-banned, most-debated, most-translated, best-selling book of all time. The 14,000-square-foot, interactive, non-sectarian traveling exhibition tells the dramatic story of the capturing, preservation, translation and new discoveries of the Bible.

"Passages" marks the debut of The Green Collection, one of the world’s newest and largest private collections of rare and biblical texts and artifacts. The collection is named for the Green family, founders and leaders of Hobby Lobby, the world’s largest privately owned arts and crafts retailer. The collection was assembled at lightening speed beginning in November 2009, due to the vision of the collection’s director, ancient/medieval manuscript specialist Dr. Scott Carroll, and the Green family’s resources and passion for the Bible’s impact on history, culture and individual lives.

"Passages" will make its debut at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art in Oklahoma City—home to the Green family—May 16–Oct. 16.

Visitors to Passages will interact with exciting Bible discoveries through multimedia and historical settings including an ancient synagogue and a modern excavation site. Items on display will include one of the earliest fragments of the book of Genesis as well as one of the world’s earliest-known, near-complete Bibles (Codex Climaci Rescriptus), which includes the only surviving New Testament text in Jesus’ household language of Palestinian Aramaic.

Website: http://explorepassages.com/

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