What would it feel like to walk on water? On the Bible museum’s first level, a projector at the children’s area casts an image of a watery surface on the floor. Kids walk across the space. They feel like they are following in Jesus’s footsteps, stepping over sea life below.

On the second level, visitors can see an exhibit called “Impact of the Bible.” This area tells a big story: Scripture has changed the world. Large displays show information about Christian leaders such Martin Luther King Junior and Billy Graham. The exhibit highlights how the Bible has influenced people in ways they may not realize. On television screens, videos play pop music songs—with explanations of the Bible verses that inspired the lyrics.

What if you could watch while God spread the rainbow in the sky after the worldwide flood? Imagine standing by while He parted the Red Sea. Visitors find the Old Testament tour on the third floor—complete with rainbow lights and what seem like Red Sea waves. They can also check out a movie-set recreation of Nazareth. It shows what the town was like when Jesus lived there. It includes stone houses and tables where carpenters would have worked. People wearing clothes from that time describe what life was like back then.

The huge size of the Museum of the Bible says a lot. The Bible seems to touch every part of life—even for people who don’t read it. Books we read take phrases from the Bible. Great painters have created works inspired by the Bible. Even laws and our ideas of what is right and wrong can be traced back to this powerful book. Will the new museum help guide people to a deeper understanding of the book that changed their world?