About the Contributor

Tim Ternes is the Curator of The Saint John’s Bible at Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. He began as director of the project and worked closely with the artistic and theological teams during the creation of the Bible serving as facilitator between artist and commissioner. This collaboration has given him extensive behind-the-scenes knowledge and great stories about all aspects of The Saint John’s Bible project. He now serves as curator for the Bible Project and manages exhibitions, programming, and caring for the original bifolia of the manuscript. Tim travels thousands of miles a year offering presentations and educational programs for The Saint John’s Bible and has given over 8,000 presentations on the Bible during his 23 years at Saint John’s University. In short, Tim is the keeper of the pages and the keeper of the story.