Discover the Bible

Like the great manuscripts of the past, The Saint John’s Bible is meant to speak to generations to come, igniting the imagination, encouraging a rich engagement with the Scriptures and inviting people to explore a living tradition of art, spirituality and theology through the written and illuminated word. Experience for yourself the story of the most extensive scribal commission in the world since the end of the Middle Ages, a story that has not happened for a long time and probably will never happen again.

Explore a modern version of the Bible

Experience lectio divina, the unique method the Benedictine monks use to read the Bible

Explore the challenge of creating new images for ancient stories

Chronicle the artistic techniques, the tools and material and the practices Donald Jackson used to create this masterpiece

Discover a lasting legacy of human artistic achievement