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It blends biblical stories with historic artifacts, taking visitors on a walk through the birth of Judaism and Christianity. But organizers say what makes “From Abraham to Jesus” stand out the most is that it doesn’t do it in a preachy way.
The exhibit, which will be in Atlanta until Oct. 8 before moving to other cities, guides visitors through biblical stories with more than 300 artifacts, videos, paintings and an audio tour.
The exhibit will travel to 28 cities over the next two years, staying in each place about three weeks. After Atlanta, it will open in Grand Rapids, Mich.; Columbus, Ohio and Nashville, Tenn.
On display will be a portion of the famed Dead Sea Scrolls, as well as what researchers believe to be a box that held the remains of a son of Simon the Cyrene, who, according to the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, carried the cross for Jesus on his way to Calvary.
The artifacts, on loan from Israel’s Hebrew University, join pottery pieces, coins, tools and other relics that date as far back as 5,000 years.
Next year, the show will travel to Tulsa, Okla.; Boston; Charlotte, N.C.; Hampton Roads, Va.; Charleston, S.C.; Mobile, Ala.; Chicago; Des Moines, Iowa; Los Angeles; Salt Lake City; San Jose, Calif.; and Dallas.
The schedule for 2008 takes the exhibit to Albuquerque, N.M.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Memphis, Tenn.; Palm Beach, Fla.; St. Louis; Houston; Denver; St. Paul, Minn.; Kansas City, Mo.; Toronto; Orlando, Fla.; and Secaucus, N.J.
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