Authorial Commentary
Smith's own commentary occasionally appears in illustrations and is displayed in gray text, and also as original titles for the stories themselves. For example, Smith presents a story titled, "Stephen Gets Stoned" which he bases on the New Testament book, the Acts of the Apostles, chapters 6-7. The scripture verse is cited directly beneath the illustration and commentary:
- Scripture: Acts 6:10 But they were unable to stand against the wisdom and spirit with which Stephen spoke.
- Illustration and commentary: A man is depicted holding a scroll in front of a crowd with a speech balloon saying: If you look at a few phrases here and there and completely ignore their original context, they totally predict Jesus!
A Rolling Stone article that is included as a link in the Brick Testament web site suggests that Brendan Powell Smith is an atheist.
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