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"The Bible" on History Channel
3/03/2013 | MacNaughton

Posted on 03/03/2013 5:52:55 PM PST by MacNaughton

"The Bible", History Channel, 8/7 p.m., Sunday, 3/03/2013


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KEYWORDS: bible; bibleseries; christianity; historychannel; markburnett; romadowney; thebible
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To: MacNaughton

Husband and wife behind ‘The Bible’ miniseries
http://news.yahoo.com/husband-wife-behind-bible-miniseries-161636981.html

How Survivor’s Mark Burnett gathered believers for his epic Bible miniseries
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/how-survivors-mark-burnett-gathered-believers-for-his-epic-bible-miniseries/article9167902/?cmpid=rss1

Most notable ads tonight in my viewing market bombardment:

CatholicsComeHome.org

ChristianMingle.com


41 posted on 03/03/2013 7:34:49 PM PST by haffast (Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. -Abe Lincoln)
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To: Altariel
Ishmael was not the progenitor of the Arab peoples.

Some forget Abraham had several sons later after Sarah's death through another legitimate marriage besides Isaac. But The Bible as well as the movie did say Isaac would be the one through which GOD's Covenant would be fullfilled through Sarah. Abraham went on after Isaac and had several more sons. Genesis 25 explains

1Now Abraham married again. Keturah was his new wife, 2and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. 3Jokshan’s two sons were Sheba and Dedan. Dedan’s descendants were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites. 4Midian’s sons were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. These were all descendants of Abraham through Keturah. 5Abraham left everything he owned to his son Isaac. 6But before he died, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them off to the east, away from Isaac. 7Abraham lived for 175 years, 8and he died at a ripe old age, joining his ancestors in death. 9His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite. 10This was the field Abraham had purchased from the Hittites, where he had buried his wife Sarah. 11After Abraham’s death, God poured out rich blessings on Isaac, who settled near Beer-lahairoi in the Negev.

42 posted on 03/03/2013 7:38:52 PM PST by cva66snipe (Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?)
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To: cva66snipe
I agree with your remarks, and laud both the production team and the History Channel for daring to make the presentation.

Some people here will probably criticize the New Testament episodes for not using real nails during the Crucifixion scene.

43 posted on 03/03/2013 7:38:52 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: MacNaughton

I’m taping this and will watch it tomorrow; it’s on, but I’ve been distracted with work and other obligations.

All I know (as a huge “Touched by an Angel” fan) is Roma Downey and her husband Mark Burnett are faithful Christians, and given that they are involved, I think it will be excellent.

They can’t fit in everything in the Bible into a mini-series. I think it will be inspiring and quite moving.

Just as Mel Gibson’s movie was. When I saw it, I cried—and met elderly people who had seen it over and over. I bought it and watch it every Easter season. My son (17) is probably old enough to watch it, though I would never have my 13 year-old daughter do so.

It seems no one can make anything religious-oriented without being criticized.

Julie


44 posted on 03/03/2013 7:43:22 PM PST by proud American in Canada (Please pray for America. She needs God's help more than ever now.)
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To: bmwcyle

LOL that made me laugh, was really out of place.


45 posted on 03/03/2013 7:48:00 PM PST by Sophia777
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To: Carpe Cerevisi

NO doubt angels in the Bible are warriors, but this was a ninja angel, lol


46 posted on 03/03/2013 7:50:50 PM PST by Sophia777
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To: GreyFriar

I thought it was generally Okay. I noticed that the stone tablets are shown, but what is written on them isn’t stated.


47 posted on 03/03/2013 8:23:40 PM PST by zot
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To: bmwcyle
Ninja angel oh give me a break.

LOL, that's what my husband said...

48 posted on 03/03/2013 8:29:34 PM PST by nutmeg (Who and WHERE are the Benghazi survivors??)
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To: Altariel

Right. People forget that the name “Arab” is a kind of broadbrush term to cover desert people who appeared on the scene centuries afterwards.


49 posted on 03/03/2013 8:38:28 PM PST by RobbyS (Christus rex.)
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To: cva66snipe

Right. The lessons in Sunday school don’t tell this story.


50 posted on 03/03/2013 8:41:59 PM PST by RobbyS (Christus rex.)
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To: All

People, this is not meant to be The Bible.

It is an Introduction of the The Bible and some of its stories.

All of the crap we see on television...we get an 5 show 10 hour special and all we do is complain.

There will be souls that are touched with this show and they will read the Bible and by God’s Grace, convert and change their life due to Jesus.

It’s an Introduction in 10 hours. Be reasonable.


51 posted on 03/03/2013 8:45:37 PM PST by rbmillerjr (We have No Opposition to Obama's Socialist Agenda)
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To: C. Edmund Wright
I just ran across it at about 9:54....so I missed most of it tonight..

My DVR says it has 6 repeats on either History or Lifetime over the next week.

52 posted on 03/03/2013 8:51:45 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Choose one: the yellow and black flag of the Tea Party or the white flag of the Republican Party.)
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To: rbmillerjr
All of the crap we see on television...we get an 5 show 10 hour special and all we do is complain.

There will be souls that are touched with this show and they will read the Bible and by God’s Grace, convert and change their life due to Jesus.

It’s an Introduction in 10 hours. Be reasonable.

I agree... overall my husband and I liked it. I hope it touches lots of young people, and gets them interested to learn more...

53 posted on 03/03/2013 8:58:32 PM PST by nutmeg (Who and WHERE are the Benghazi survivors??)
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To: All

I couldn’t stay interested. All of the actors over-acted.

And there was simply two much stuff left out. For instance, didn’t Abraham “know” his two daughters? He was drunk, but still.....


54 posted on 03/03/2013 9:04:57 PM PST by Terry Mross (How long before America is gone?)
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To: Terry Mross

That was Lot, IIRC. HTH.


55 posted on 03/03/2013 9:07:38 PM PST by PrairieDawg
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To: MacNaughton
Since this was the History Channel i was half expecting this:

Maybe they will do an "Ancient Aliens" Version of the bible, where the Ark is an "Alien Seed ship with DNA samples" and the Red Sea Crossing was caused by UFOs....

This is the "History" channel...

56 posted on 03/03/2013 9:29:26 PM PST by GraceG
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To: PrairieDawg

Thanks for the correction. Sarah was Abraham’s half sister.

Lot was not aware that he was “sleeping” with his daughters. Did he know he was the father of his grandsons?


57 posted on 03/03/2013 9:33:32 PM PST by Terry Mross (How long before America is gone?)
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To: MacNaughton
I understand you can't tell everything in ten hours, but at least make what you do show accurate. That's not asking too much.

Actually, I find VeggieTales more accurate & entertaining.

58 posted on 03/03/2013 9:35:41 PM PST by Smittie
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To: MacNaughton

Yeah, the KJV of the Bible got sodomy wrong. The homosexual revisionists got it right since 1973. /s


59 posted on 03/03/2013 9:38:41 PM PST by Clint N. Suhks (The amount of ammo you need is determined after the gunfight.)
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To: fidelis

It is an extremely well done production. Very professional and excellent scenery although they are skipping a bunch, there is on way to cover it all.

Pray for America


60 posted on 03/03/2013 9:54:04 PM PST by bray (Welcome to Obamaville)
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