The new book, called "Scripture for Millennials," uses the King James version of the Bible, comprises 3,282 pages and is available on iTunes for $2.99.
Its author, who goes by the emoji 😎, created the text using a special program, which replaced the Bible's most-used words and phrases with 80 emojis.
On iTunes, they describe it as "a great and fun way to share the gospel. Explore all 66 books chronicling the stories of Abraham, Noah and Jesus like never before!"
📖 of Luke 2:14
— Bible Emoji (@BibleEmoji) 1 июня 2016 г.
Glory 2 😇 in the highest, & on 🌎 peace, good will toward men. https://t.co/1VmZkqUxiP
The author has also set up a Twitter account, which offers users select quotations from the Bible, in emoji form.
John 3 16
— Bible Emoji (@BibleEmoji) 30 мая 2016 г.
4 😇 so 😍 the 🌎, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have ∞ life.
The initiative to make the Bible more appealing to the younger generation comes amid claims that the influence of religion is declining among younger people in the US and other countries in the Western world.
While 41 percent of people 70 and older said they attend church services at least once a month, only 18 percent of people 60 and below said the same.
The researchers compared the figures with data from Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and that people there similarly appear to be losing their religion.
"The US has long been considered an exception to the modern claim that religion is declining, but if you look at the trajectory, and the generational dynamic that is producing the trajectory, we may not be an exception after all," said study co-author Professor Mark Chaves.
