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Why can't 'The Bible' TV series get the Bible right?
WorldNetDaily ^ | 03/19/13 | WND staff

Posted on 03/19/2013 8:24:14 AM PDT by fwdude

With Ninja angels in ancient Sodom, the highly publicized TV miniseries "The Bible," which made its national debut Sunday night on the History Channel, does not always stick to Scripture, despite being produced by two famous Christians and having numerous biblical experts as well as Texas megapastor Joel Osteen advising on the project.

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TOPICS: Current Events; General Discusssion; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: bible; bibleseries; historychannel; markburnett; moviereview; romadowney; thebible
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To: yarddog
All Semites are not now nor were they ever Caucasion. The reference is to the language spoken, not the 'race'. There's a nice little piece in the OT where one of the prophets outlines, roughly, the ancestry of the either David or the people in the Kingdom.

But, if that's not enough, I'll let you down gently ~ Israel was located on the Arabian peninsula, on the Mediterranean side ~ and it's a sort of landbridge between the continents of Africa and Asia.

They ~ meaning black folk ~ already got there early in the Paleolithic ~ they ~ meaning black folk ~ are still there lurking around in the gene pool ~ with new ones coming every time a new army sweeps through the area.

Many Semites have KINKY HAIR and that's not a case of parallel evolution!

101 posted on 03/19/2013 3:02:39 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: C19fan

When Jesus next pays a visit the Revelation says he’ll have hair like sheep’s wool, and bronze feet! A few minutes work finding that description is worth your time ~ http://www.roadtohere.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_7365.jpg


102 posted on 03/19/2013 3:07:07 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: allmendream

If a Jew or a black cannot be a European in your eye, then you have problems.


103 posted on 03/19/2013 3:07:47 PM PDT by ansel12 (" I would not be in the United States Senate if it wasnÂ’t for Sarah Palin " Cruz said.)
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To: hosepipe
The Philistines arrived from on the otherside of the Mediterranean ~ brought their own set of gods with them ~ we know them from Greek and Roman (classical) myths.

This has to do with the Greek Dark Age ~ one day business shut down for a long economic depression then the next day they woke up and people were using the Phoenician alphabet and writing down all sorts of things.

104 posted on 03/19/2013 3:12:03 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: fwdude

Right! I consider ANY DEPICTION that gets people to listen, talk about, or wonder about Christ a completely successful endeavor. Do you believe ‘ol Jonah got swallowed by a whale? Well good for you. But even the people who wrote the Bible exaggerate it to make their point. Nothing at all wrong with that to turn people in the right direction and away from sin. Anyone who turned off American Idol to watch The Bible was thusly swayed. Who cares about literal accuracy... It is getting people, in any way possible, to look toward Christ that counts in this sadly secular age. ...and you know what? I’m RIGHT...why? Because that is what I believe and it makes me strong. Don’t try to diminish my joy with your word for word fundamentalism...a turnoff and reason why people watch American Idol ...because it is less interesting than A.M. But the Bible blew them away in the ratings! Hooray for God!!!!


105 posted on 03/19/2013 3:13:19 PM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag ( EVERY DIME Obama Spends is given to him by the Republicans in the House.)
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To: wardaddy

I saw some of this series and was disappointed as well. Get Semitic actors to play Semitic characters - - there must be some out there somewhere... The makeup, the hairdos... that stuff bothers me the way it has always bothered me to see paintings of Jesus with blonde hair. Seeing African blacks and northern European whites playing Semitic characters just doesn’t cut it.

About the only leeway I give in these kinds of historical films is the dialogue - - ideally I would prefer original languages spoken, with the film subtitled, but I realize that’s asking too much.


106 posted on 03/19/2013 3:22:33 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: muawiyah

Horse manure! You don’t have to let me down any way.


107 posted on 03/19/2013 3:24:33 PM PDT by yarddog (Truth, Justice, and what was once the American Way.)
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To: yarddog

Get off my lawn


108 posted on 03/19/2013 3:33:00 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: fwdude; mbarker12474

I’ve watched a gazillion movies of books, stories, bible, etc., and ALWAYS Hollywood does not tell the story the same way as it was written.

So, it’s not just the Bible.

Why would they do it differently?

I will suggest that a lot of times it is because they have to fit what they want to film within a certain budget, and that means within prescribed technological capacity, etc.

I’m not all that concerned with ninja angels, since Balaam’s ass’s angel had a sword and so did David’s death angel.

The good news is that someone did the bible and mentioned Joshua, Uriah, Nebuchadnezzar, Azariah, Herod Antipas, etc.

They ARE telling the story.


109 posted on 03/19/2013 4:25:21 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: fwdude; mbarker12474

I left off Zedekiah.

No one talks about Zedekiah, and especially not about his blinding by Nebuchadnezzar whether Nebu personally did it with his thumbs or not.

And no one mentions Nebu’s madness, either.


110 posted on 03/19/2013 4:27:28 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: ansel12

Ok nitpicker. It is obvious to any but the deliberately obtuse that I was implying genetic descent not nationality or culture.


111 posted on 03/19/2013 4:47:20 PM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
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To: allmendream

I think that everyone here is a little puzzled by your confused racial ramblings.


112 posted on 03/19/2013 4:50:22 PM PDT by ansel12 (" I would not be in the United States Senate if it wasnÂ’t for Sarah Palin " Cruz said.)
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To: CatherineofAragon

You don’t think the ‘cast’ of the Bible (including AFRICAN TRIBES) weren’t ‘diverse”?

I’d say you were the PC one, where every image of the Bible is north European...


114 posted on 03/19/2013 5:30:32 PM PDT by autumnraine (America how long will you be so deaf and dumb to thoe tumbril wheels carrying you to the guillotine?)
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To: wardaddy

I don’t want to live in a world where “Chinese” people can’t be angels...


116 posted on 03/19/2013 5:42:14 PM PDT by autumnraine (America how long will you be so deaf and dumb to thoe tumbril wheels carrying you to the guillotine?)
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To: autumnraine

It isn’t hyper sensitivity, this is out in public on a conservative forum, even a thread about the Bible, this not in your living room, or at the bar.


117 posted on 03/19/2013 5:49:13 PM PDT by ansel12 (" I would not be in the United States Senate if it wasnÂ’t for Sarah Palin " Cruz said.)
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To: ansel12

Confusing to a moron.


118 posted on 03/19/2013 5:55:57 PM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
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To: allmendream

I can see that.


119 posted on 03/19/2013 5:58:29 PM PDT by ansel12 (" I would not be in the United States Senate if it wasnÂ’t for Sarah Palin " Cruz said.)
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To: xzins
They are planting the seeds. Or it can be said they are feeding the babies milk. As the ones who believe grow they will be ready for the meat. They are making this movie in a way people can get the basics to GOD's plan from creation, to salvation, and what is to follow at the end of the age. It takes years to learn but full knowledge & understanding of scripture is by no means required for salvation.

They reached millions of viewers in an entertainment world where much is unfit for family viewing. In that respect they did tell the story of Sodom to where adults who paid attention understood the sin but at the same time for any kids watching it would not require going into the facts of life. A delicate balance they seemed to have met.

I've watched each part so far at least twice and each time I pick up on more and more. The temptation by Satan in the wilderness was very realistic. No mortal human without GOD's hand would survive more than a few days under the terms Christ did. They do indeed send a message especially at Satan's last attempt where Christ see's Satan's throne offered to Him or wear the Crown Of Thorns He must face soon for our sins.

The see the movie and if the viewer is willing and The Holy Spirit leads them they'll learn the missing pieces all in good time. The two principle ones who decided to make the movie to start with could have made far more money in secular entertainment with far less vested time and work.

120 posted on 03/19/2013 6:06:38 PM PDT 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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