Or, elis version could have been a nkjv all along, and the curator recognized it. Braille bibles for the blind the braille bookstore. For this reason, we give you the option of purchasing the entire bible, just the books in the old testament, only the books in the new testament, or each volume individually. Eli comes to the notice of carnegie and solara played by mila kunis, the daughter of carnegies mistress. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the king james version of the bible. We also learn that he is blindand possibly has been blind or can see with some sort of divine. An alternate solution is to look at getting a audio bible instead. Claudia, pretending she cannot remember how to read it, tells carnegie. Eli was a priest in the book of samuel, but he failed to control his sons from doing wrong against god.
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. Wouldnt a braille edition of the bible take up a whole bookshelf. Once inside, eli, revealed to be blind, begins to dictate the bible from memory to lombardi malcolm mcdowell, the. The film contains scenes of graphic violence and other material intended for more mature participants. God loves you and wants you to experience peace and lifeabundant and eternal. A really old high priest and civil judge in israel, eli is. Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. It is in grade two braille and is contained in 4 volumes. Mind you, i enjoyed the film, and i liked the twist ending that the only surviving copy of the kjv bible was in braille, and that a man who, surprise, was blind all. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman.
The king james version remains one of the greatest landmarks in the. Eli was the nexttolast of the judges, followed by samuel. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. In the town, the engineer opens eli s locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. This cartridge is for blind, visually impaired, or printhandicapped individuals already signed up with national library service talking book program each cartridge comes loaded with 3 versions of the bible kjv, esv, nlt and the mini bible college, a collection of lessons that will help you dig deeper into the truth of the bible. Discussion about the book of eli teaches you that christianity is the only religion page 2 at the godlikeproductions conspiracy forum.
Apr 26, 2017 this is the movie book of eli2010 behold, the days come, saith the lord god, that i will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of. Although he is blind, he claims he reads every day, as his bible is in braille. For god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life. The book of eli believable except for this one small. Complete braille bible kjv loose leaf january 1, 1980 by standard english author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The titular book of eli, a braille bible, purportedly containing the entire kjv text, would take up much more physical space than one volume. The holy bible in original contracted braille the braille.
Three things you probably dont know about the braille bible. Furthermore, when eli began dictating it, the text he was dictating really was from the nkjv, the same njkv you can find anywhere. In the town, the engineer opens elis locked bible, which carnegie discovers is in braille. Especially if theyre 36 huge volumes like the entire bible which, by the way, takes up six feet of shelf space.
Other versions are also available in braille, and the foundation can put people in contact with those who publish these other versions. He is spoken of in the first few chapters of 1 samuel. The commissioning of the king james bible took place in 1604 at the hampton court conference outside of london. And i am come down to d eli ver them out of the hand of the egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. Bible verses about eli 31 passages king james version kjv. Those verses never really came to life for me until i heard denzel washington cite them in this scene.
More like 18, and those are for enormoussized books. Eli tells the guards that he has a copy of the bible. As recounted by carnegie and eli, bibles are scarce due to a largescale book burning after the falloutmany irrationally blamed christianity as a cause of the war. Bible verses related to eli from the king james version kjv by relevance. The holy bible english braille grade 2 18volume set. Maybe some can willingly suspend their disbelief on this point, but my dad is blind and he used to have an entire braille bible. The new king james version is a real translation of the bible. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. Eli bible verses in the king james version kjv about eli. The book of elibest scenejennifer bealsgary oldman. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. United bible societies relies on donations in order to provide the braille bibles free of charge, as the majority of the people who need them are among the poorest people in the world. Yes, thats right, the bible in braille is as tall as you.
Eli was blind before the war and after finding the bible and hearing gods voice he regained his sight until his task was completed finding a safe place for the bible this is why he did things a blind man would do and could read braille and also why is eyes were normal at the start of the film and clouded and the end. Hes a biblical character, but his story is tucked in 1 samuel. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people. The titular book of eli, a braille bible, purportedly containing the entire kjv text, would actually take up much more physical space than one volume. The bad guy of this story, who wishes the book for himself, tracks eli down and. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. Which bible verses are used in the movie book of eli as the.
And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the lord of hosts in shiloh. Why was there never a sequel to the movie the book of eli. We have peace with god through our lord jesus christ. Clicking on a book of the bible will show you a list of all the chapters of that book. Book of eli films writer explains braille bible plot hole. And the two sons of eli, hophni and phinehas, the priests of the lord, were there. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips duration. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. Topics and verses are autogenerated from user searches. Before you order a bible in braille from jehovahs witnesses, make sure you have room to keep it. The new king james version is an old testament with the christian gospels. Free braille bibles help the blind poor around the world.
The thick paper required and the fact that only 27 characters five or six words can fit on a standard 812 inch row is a bit of an issue. Disclaimer the book of eli is rated r and may not be appropriate for all students. Eli also is able to see the path and enemies because of gods guidance. The book of eli teaches you that christianity is the only. More like 18, and those are for enormoussized books roughly three full sets of encyclopaedia britannicas. Big screen bible study the book of eli downloadable. But id like to imagine how different the world of tbol will be, now that the king james version of the bible has been made extant again after somehow being totally wiped off the face of the earth by. This is the movie book of eli2010 behold, the days come, saith the lord god, that i will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of. Now, we dont learn until the end of the movie, but eli is carrying a king james bible that is written in braille.
Jan 08, 2015 united bible societies relies on donations in order to provide the braille bibles free of charge, as the majority of the people who need them are among the poorest people in the world. Wouldnt a braille edition of the bible take up a couple of shelves whole bookshelf. Neville goddard the feeling is the secret complete unabridged with commentary duration. It could have been a nrsv or a niv or one of many versions, but it was a king james version. The bible that eli carries is hardbound, with a locking brass clasp. Making a positive difference in the lives of visually impaired people by providing them access to gods holy word.
The holy bible is in braille indicating that eli was blind. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. The holy bible english braille grade 2 18volume set, king james version 1611, containing the old and new testaments translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, american printing house for the blind american bible society on. Elkanah also had another wife peninnah who bore him. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in hard times like. Now, if you go looking your bible for the book of eli, you wont find one. To put it simply, eli meant the new king james bible. The book of eliheadscratchers all the tropes wiki fandom.