The two share the same name and passion for sharing Jesus with younger generations. So they created a Bible for millennials made by millennials.
Bryan Chung, 24, a native of Los Angeles, met Brian Chung, 30, a Hawaiian who relocated to California 12 years ago, while the two were involved in the campus ministry InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at the University of Southern California.
"A lot of people are placing our books on coffee tables – it’s very visual," Bryan told Fox News. "It’s a good conversation starter for even those who don’t consider themselves Christians."
They started Alabaster Co., named after a story from the book of Mark, where a woman breaks an alabaster jar to use expensive perfume on Jesus' head. It was one of the only times Jesus used the word "beautiful," one of the main themes for their company.
The company started as a Kickstarter project that raised $62,000 and they got some big backers, like Hillsong and Bethel churches. Last year, they went from working part time for tech startups to launching their own "creative faith-based brand for millennials" as a way to explore the intersection of art, creativity, and faith.
They're on a mission "to show that beauty is important in our understanding of who God is," Brian Chung said. "There was a high value for art for Christians in the past. We still view beauty as important in our walk with God and wanting to highlight that a little more for this generation."
Alabaster Co's books have been placed on coffee tables as conversation starters. (Alabaster Co.)
He said he grew up in a Buddhist household, went to a Catholic middle school, was agnostic in high school, and became a Christian in college. So, for him, this project was personal.
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"I remember getting my first Bible," he said. "I was a little intimidated. It was unlike any book I’ve had. I thought: 'Could this be designed better?'"
The two have creative backgrounds and Bryan Chung served as religious director for InterVarsity, so the Bible design project seemed like a perfect fit.
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Their first six books -- the four gospels, Romans, and Psalms -- are coffee table-style books. They're releasing Proverbs this month and Genesis next month. But the two are still a long way away from publishing all 66 books of the Bible.
Alabaster Co. is releasing the book of Proverbs this month as the latest book of the Bible incorporating modern visual design. (Alabaster Co.)
"We are taking a really rich history and using imagery in a much more modern way," Bryan said. "We want to be able to reach a younger audience – more in tune to what millennials are up to."
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The team does an in-depth Bible study on the next book they're going to publish, studying the Greek and Hebrew of the original text, and they print out the pages of the book and put them on the wall. They look for key themes and the images they use are taken by the Chungs or other team members. And they use a high-end printer that gives their coffee table Bible the finishing touches.
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"We try to use the imagery to show a deeper understanding that the modern English reader might not see," Brian Chung said.
They use the New Living Translation for each book as a more modern translation of the Bible.
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"I think there’s something about art that moves us in ways that just reading something can’t," Bryan Chung added. "How a reader might see the Scripture."
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