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History Channel Scores a C
Just Genesis ^ | March 4, 2013 | Alice C. Linsley

Posted on 03/12/2013 5:25:46 PM PDT by Jandy on Genesis

Dramatic and conventional in its portrayal... that's how I characterize the History Channel's presentation of Genesis and Exodus. Did it present Abraham's Horite people faithfully? Not at all. This was a rehash of old interpretations that fail to tell the whole story. In other words, a missed opportunity.

The program clearly stirred interest because after it aired this blog had over 300 reads in less than 30 minutes. The higher traffic continued the following day. People arrived from different search engines with questions like "Who was Abraham's firstborn son?" and "What color was Abraham?"

If you watched the program, try to imagine theses changes:

(Excerpt) Read more at jandyongenesis.blogspot.com ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: bible; bibleseries; exodus; genesis; historychannel; markburnett; moviereview; romadowney; thebible
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To: Jandy on Genesis

The first part was so bad I can’t watch any more. A gross insult to its title.


21 posted on 03/12/2013 7:17:08 PM PDT by count-your-change (you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough)
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To: count-your-change

John Houston’s The Bible is much better.


22 posted on 03/12/2013 7:28:01 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: WVNan

That is my hope as well.

The series may not be the “work of art” many are longing for.

But I find it to be entertaining. Should the Bible be entertaining? Probably not...but consider that the audience that maybe watching might be intrigued enough to pick up a Bible. Or if the ratings are good enough, other stations might follow suit and do their own series. Sadly, that’s how things start..ratings. Think about it. One station does a reality show...we are flooded with reality shows. One station does a crime drama..we are flooded with them. I pray this pattern holds true.


23 posted on 03/12/2013 9:01:25 PM PDT by berdie
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To: dangus
well, it is a probability -- after all Semitic languages are part of the Afro-Asian languages which include Berber, Coptic, Amharic and Semitic

"Hamitic" if by that you mean Negroid, then no, there was the vastness of the desert separating the Afro-Asian peoples from the Negroids

Btw, for us Aryanic peoples we didn't interact with the Afro-Asiatic peoples until 1900 BC with the Hittites moving south-west, the Indo-Iranis moving south-east.

24 posted on 03/12/2013 9:10:23 PM PDT by Cronos (Latin presbuteros->Late Latin presbyter->Old English pruos->Middle Engl prest->priest)
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To: cradle of freedom

A Hollywood atheist does better than the Christian producers. What does that say about this production?


25 posted on 03/12/2013 9:35:35 PM PDT by count-your-change (you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough)
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To: Jandy on Genesis

Considering it’s the History Channel, I think they are trying to be respectful and I appreciate that.


26 posted on 03/12/2013 9:37:46 PM PDT by Dogbert41
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To: Jandy on Genesis

This thread is as disappointing as the television program.


27 posted on 03/12/2013 9:38:18 PM PDT by Belteshazzar (We are not justified by our works but by faith - De Jacob et vita beata 2 +Ambrose of Milan)
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To: count-your-change

It is about what I expected although much is cheezy but, it is a good first attempt. They obviously don’t have a big budget so they have to cut corners. Hopefully, some will come to Christ from it.

Pray for America


28 posted on 03/13/2013 6:11:21 AM PDT by bray (Surviving to spite Obama)
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To: count-your-change

I think the Hollywood athiest had more talent and a bigger budget. :^)


29 posted on 03/13/2013 6:07:25 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: Racer1

A new version of Ben Hur is on the new Ovation channel. It think it will be on Sunday.


30 posted on 03/13/2013 6:12:45 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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To: Jandy on Genesis
The Bible- D+

The Vikings- C-

Hatfield and McCoys- A-

31 posted on 03/13/2013 6:15:46 PM PDT by catfish1957 (My dream for hope and change is to see the punk POTUS in prison for treason)
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To: bimboeruption

I finally turned off for good after they rolled out a Rastafarian Sampson.


32 posted on 03/13/2013 6:17:09 PM PDT by catfish1957 (My dream for hope and change is to see the punk POTUS in prison for treason)
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To: catfish1957

Yeah, they should have saved the “diversity” card until a later episode. Might have kept the audience a bit longer.


33 posted on 03/14/2013 8:34:13 PM PDT by WVNan
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