"The Bible" Mini-Series

[ABM]

I'm looking forward to watching this....in part, due to being produced by Burnett and Downy, and being aired on The History Channel:

“The Bible” is an epic five-week, 10-hour television mini-series premiering March 3, 2013 on the History Channel from Emmy-Award winning husband and wife team, Mark Burnett and Roma Downey.

For two hours each Sunday night, millions of viewers will see the Bible come to life in a way never before seen. The final episode of the series will air on Easter Sunday[March 31] and will feature the death and resurrection of Jesus. To help ensure the accuracy of the miniseries, many Christian scholars served as advisors and hundreds of Christian leaders have given their endorsement.

"In terms of importance, nothing we've ever done, not Touched By An Angel, not Survivor, not The Voice, not The Apprentice, none of this could possibly compare to “The Bible”," Burnett says. This is not a TV show to us.

Its images, sound and sacred text that people will still watch, way after our grandchildren are old people."

Famed television producer Mark Burnett tackles his projects with passion, but The Bible is a special labor of love.

The 10-hour, five-part docudrama will span the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, presenting some of its best-known stories, including Noah's Ark, the Exodus, Daniel in the lions' den and the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.

Former Touched By An Angel star Roma Downey, Burnett's wife and fellow executive producer, heads a large international cast in the role of Mother Mary. Keith David, an Emmy winner for voice-over performances, will narrate with a musical score by Oscar-and-Grammy-winning composer Hans Zimmer.

Since the entire Bible can't be covered in 10 hours, the miniseries, which was filmed in Morocco, focuses on a select group of stories and features such compelling figures as Abraham, Moses and David. Some stories had to be compressed for artistic purposes.

 

[porkchopexpress]

I used to love the history channel. Now (maybe always, but I was a kid) they just have hyped up BS. But then again, they are the channel that gave us this guy

 

[Haakzilla]

...is this series fiction or non

 

[porkchopexpress]

That said, I'll probably watch, ha.

 

[ABM]

...is this series fiction or non

That's a fully relative question.

 

[crowTrobot]

To help ensure the accuracy of the miniseries, many Christian scholars served as advisors and hundreds of Christian leaders have given their endorsement.

they didn't consult jews or muslims?

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

they didn't consult jews or muslims?

Interesting question.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Thanks ABM, I will be sure to tune in..ever notice if it was about some hipper subject, it would not draw the flames..

 

[crowTrobot]

Interesting question.

facetious anyway. obviously they can't if they're including the resurrection.

 

[ABM]

facetious anyway. obviously they can't if they're including the resurrection.

Factual statement.

 

[ABM]

Interesting question.

If you didn't catch the facetiousness, then you, of all people, should know better.

 

[crowTrobot]

That said, I'll probably watch, ha.

after you watch finding bigfoot on animal planet and ghost lab on the discovery channel

 

[ABM]

after you watch finding bigfoot on animal planet and ghost lab on the discovery channel

Those shows are entirely fictional. We're talking fact here. Yeesh!

 

[ABM]

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[SlyPokerDog]

I'm looking forward to watching this....in part, due to being produced by Burnett and Downy, and being aired on The History Channel:

Do you know Jeff Yates? He's on day 56 of this - https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/5-chronological

 

[ABM]

Do you know Jeff Yates? He's on day 56 of this - https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/5-chronological

Nada.

 

[ABM]

Do you know Jeff Yates? He's on day 56 of this - https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/5-chronological

Nice site, though. I downloaded the app.

Thanks

 

[PtldPlatypus]

My pastor's been hyping this for the past couple weeks. I finally set my DVR today.

 

[Hobbesarable]

I'm looking forward to watching this....in part, due to being produced by Burnett and Downy, and being aired on The History Channel:

If you enjoy reading the Bible then you may enjoy the following:
a. Asimov's Guide to the Bible, Volume I, The Old Testament
b. Asimov's Guide to the Bible, Volume II, The New Testament
c. In the Beginning

 

[crandc]

Interesting question.

Agree. How do you study bible with only one interpretation?

Frankly I think I'll pass, History Channel does not have the greatest reputation for accuracy. I am not familiar with the two writers but from the blurb AMB posted they don't appear to be biblical scholars. This is sounding more like evangelism than serious study.

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

they didn't consult jews or muslims?

Well, they filmed in Morocco, so there were Muslims involved somehow

That reminds me, I met Moses.

But seriously, I met the actor who played Moses in this series.

The city of Ourzazate in Morocco is where most Hollywood productions film anything with a desert. Even movies set in Mexico are sometimes filmed there. So, as you can imagine, it's party central with bars, clubs, all kinds of drugs and prostitutes in every cafe. Every local has a story of the one time they got drunk with whatever actor. Hearing a Moroccan try to pronounce "Leonardo DiCaprio" is funny.

My buddy was staying at the Berber Palace, which is one of the snazzier hotels there, and I snuck in to crash on his couch for the weekend so we could chill by the pool and get drunk before noon on overpriced beer. So one night we're smoking cigars outside our room and this long haired white guy walks out of the room next to us and tries to speak a little French to us, but then hears us speaking English. So he's just saying hi, shooting the shit, generally being pleasant. We offer him a cigar but he said he didn't smoke them anymore. Nice guy, we figure he's a tourist. We ask him his name and he says he's Moses. My buddy goes, "Damn! Your parents were downright biblical!" He says no, he's playing Moses for the History Channel's production of the Bible. My buddy says, "The History Channel! What better place for a work of fiction!"

[video=youtube;OCsOYJnzpMI]

 

[crowTrobot]

This is sounding more like evangelism than serious study.

green font? it's blatant evangelism as a ratings grab under the stupidly silly pretense that apologists alone can be consulted for historical accuracy.

that is not to bash christians specifically when it comes to this. there's a ton of secular shows that do the same thing - base sensationalistic programming on consulting obviously biased or unreliable sources for the sake of ratings. in fact i've seen a few anti-christian historicity shows on discovery, HC etc. that do the same thing in the other direction (was Jesus actually married to Mary??????!!!!!!! tune in to find out what our 'experts' have to say!!!!!!)

 

[magnifier661]

they didn't consult jews or muslims?

That's a good question actually. The entire old testament was written by Jews.

As for the muslims.... They believe in the same God; but don't believe in the same Bible. I don't know how they would help. Unless they use muslims to discuss what their faith feels is innacurate from the Jewish and Christian Bible. But if they take that approach, then they better have some agnostics and atheists in the mix.

 

[magnifier661]

From that sneak peak you tube clip; I am excited to watch this series! It looks well produced! I can't wait!

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

I'm actually sort of interested in this miniseries though just to see how they portray everything. It's the History Channel so I'm not expecting historical realism. From what press I've seen so far, it's mostly white folks with British accents tromping around the desert in clean clothing and living in tents that look like they were decorated from a Moroccan market (I wonder why...)

So, no attempts to represent the original culture, language, dress, etc. That's a bummer. Looks more like an excuse to use CGI to get "the kids" into "the good news" or what have you.

If any of you are interested in adaptions of the Bible, give The Book of Genesis by R. Crumb a try. I was NEVER been interested in any sort of Biblical history until I read it. It's a pretty amazing work. It's the complete book of Genesis, with all the "begats" left in. Crumb attempts to be as historically accurate on a visual level in regards to how people looked, their hair, their clothing, their jewelry, their textiles, tents, artifacts and cities. Well worth the read.

 

[magnifier661]

Cool link hoojacks... Gonna read it!

 

[ABM]

That's a good question actually. The entire old testament was written by Jews.

Well, the Pharisees were "high shelf" Jews, too. That said, as it turned out, Jesus didn't consult much with them.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

That's a good question actually. The entire old testament was written by Jews.

As for the muslims.... They believe in the same God; but don't believe in the same Bible. I don't know how they would help. Unless they use muslims to discuss what their faith feels is innacurate from the Jewish and Christian Bible. But if they take that approach, then they better have some agnostics and atheists in the mix.

The makers of this series probably never even considered having Jews, Muslims, atheists, etc. contribute anything to the show. Now the millions and millions of Christians that haven't read a word of the Bible have something to go by!

 

[VanillaGorilla]

That's a fully relative question.

No it's not

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

The makers of this series probably never even considered having Jews, Muslims, atheists, etc. contribute anything to the show. Now the millions and millions of Christians that haven't read a word of the Bible have something to go by!

We should call you The Assumption Man.