It's the Bible, but not as you know it... Photo / Twitter/Bible Emoji
It's the Bible, but not as you know it... Photo / Twitter/Bible Emoji
Once reserved for teens' text messages, emoji have now been promoted to sacred text.
The cartoon-like characters have been used in a translation of the King James Version of the Bible, and the bizarre 21st century update has been named "Scripture 4 Millennials".
Totalling about 3,300 pages, the Emoji Bibleis available through the iTunes store.
The translator, who prefers to be identified only as cool-dude with glasses emoji, said the creation used 80 emoji, and took about six months to complete.
"'in the beginning angels created the stars & the earth' i'm pretty sure it doesn't go like that," tweeted one user, prompting a correction from the @BibleEmoji account.
With declining rates of church participation among millennials, it is hoped the Emoji Bible will resonate with a younger generation.
