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'Killing Jesus' Debuts On National Geographic, Breaks Ratings Record
News Everyday ^ | 04/03/2015 | Kamal Nayan

Posted on 04/04/2015 7:22:36 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

National Geographic's adaptation of Bill O-Reilly book Killing Jesus recently debuted to record-breaking 3.7 million viewers. The telecast would be all-time highest rated telecast.

Killing Jesus was aired as a three-hour special which chronicled the events leading up to death of the Jesus Christ.

The book was released in September 2013 and till now it has sold more than 6.8 million copies.

The Guardian's Selina O'Grady called Killing Jesus "a breathy retelling of the gospel stories by two conservative Catholics, one of whom, O'Reilly, believes that he was inspired to write the book by the Holy Ghost."

The telecast will re-air on Good Friday ( April 3) and again on Easter Sunday (April 5).

The book has been written by Fox News Channel star O'Reilly with Martin Dugard. The earlier two books, Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln were also adapted by NatGeo which remain one of the most watched programs in network's history.

Cast of Killing Jesus included Kelsey Grammer as King Herod the Great; Stephen Moyer as Pontius Pilate; Haaz Sleiman in the title role as Jesus; Rufus Sewell as Caiaphas; Emmanuelle Chriqui as Herodia; Eoin Macken as Antipas; and John Rhys Davies as Annas.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; History; Religion; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: biblemovies; billoreily; christianmovies; cruz; easter; foxnews; killingjesus; nationalgeographic; oreilly; tedcruz
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To: cripplecreek

“Muslims claim all sorts of impossible things to be true.”
Correct. Starting with the koran.


21 posted on 04/04/2015 7:57:09 AM PDT by Sasparilla (If you want peace, prepare for war.)
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To: Bryanw92

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ted-cruz-makes-the-first-ad-buys-of-the-2016-presidential-campaign/

Looks like he made buys on both AD and KJ.


22 posted on 04/04/2015 7:57:24 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever!)
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To: SeekAndFind

I like Don Rickles as Christ, Al Franken as Pilate, Foster Brooks as Herod, and Dolly Parton as Mary Magdalen.


23 posted on 04/04/2015 8:03:19 AM PDT by Holdem Or Foldem (My sources are anonymous and tightly held. :))
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To: don-o

Fox and Friends were talking about it I think almost every of their 4 hours this a.m. They showed clips ( or maybe almost all of it), so for those that didn’t watch either of the movies,he got some free advertising, too :-)


24 posted on 04/04/2015 8:17:25 AM PDT by Seattle Conservative (God Bless and protect our troops)
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To: don-o

>>Looks like he made buys on both AD and KJ.

I watched KJ when it premiered and didn’t notice any Cruz commercials. But it was playing on FNC last night. Maybe the ad buys were there.


25 posted on 04/04/2015 8:18:33 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: Campion

>>Consider the source for that quote ... the Guardian, basically a commie rag.

No. I heard BOR say it once when he first wrote KJ, before publication. I bought the book when it first came out based on what he said it is and his inspiration.


26 posted on 04/04/2015 8:21:05 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: SeekAndFind

I guess casting a Muslim as the founder of Christianity is a popular notion these days. Apparently Chrislam is the new religion of the times.


27 posted on 04/04/2015 9:32:24 AM PDT by Pilgrim's Progress (http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx)
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To: Bryanw92

Bwahahahaha!


28 posted on 04/04/2015 9:35:17 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: tbpiper

Muslims state that its OK to marry 6 year old girls too. :-)


29 posted on 04/04/2015 9:36:35 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: nascarnation

Agree


30 posted on 04/04/2015 9:44:06 AM PDT by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid)
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To: cripplecreek
Muslims claim all sorts of impossible things to be true.

You mean like being an important part of American history?

31 posted on 04/04/2015 10:18:50 AM PDT by tbpiper
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To: SeekAndFind

The lead role (Jesus) is played by a muslim.......and he was very, very, good!!!!!


32 posted on 04/04/2015 3:53:35 PM PDT by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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To: slumber1
If you believe in the truth of scripture, don’t bother watching this. It is almost entirely a work of fiction.

it was never intended to be biblicly accurate...it was more of a historical version of what happened written by neutral observers....not those interested in Christ's religious aspect....I thought that it was very well done, probably quite accurate from that point of view, VERY well cast and certainly didn't harm Christianity in any way

33 posted on 04/04/2015 3:59:43 PM PDT by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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To: crz
Watched it, was not impressed at all. It could not hold a candle to the Passion.

It was NEVER intended to be compared to the Passion and the author said so....It was supposed to be historical rather than religious in aspect.

Pretend that it waas written, at the time, by a historian who had no interest in religion whatsoever....I thought that it was VERY well dome.

34 posted on 04/04/2015 4:05:37 PM PDT by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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To: slumber1

We were going to watch it but it said graphic sex or something like that.Turned the channel.


35 posted on 04/04/2015 4:09:52 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Bryanw92
What did the Holy Spirit tell him? “Bill, I need you to retell the gospel and leave me out of it. Its OK if you rearrange things and add stuff and leave out important things. Just make sure that it fits with the Koran version, mm’kay

Probably the reason that you are NOT a professional critic...good grief...that was PATHETIC.

36 posted on 04/04/2015 4:09:55 PM PDT by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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To: tbpiper
You know the muslims state that Jesus was a muslim.

muslims emerged from wherever 700 or so years after Jesus.

37 posted on 04/04/2015 4:12:32 PM PDT by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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To: Holdem Or Foldem
I like Don Rickles as Christ, Al Franken as Pilate, Foster Brooks as Herod, and Dolly Parton as Mary Magdalen.

Not real good at serious discussions are you???

38 posted on 04/04/2015 4:15:13 PM PDT by terycarl (common sense prevails over all)
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To: terycarl
muslims emerged from wherever 700 or so years after Jesus

True, but when have muslims based any of their beliefs on reality?

39 posted on 04/04/2015 4:28:50 PM PDT by tbpiper
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To: terycarl

Don’t kid yourself. It wasn’t even historically accurate. There is plenty of contemporary non biblical evidence of Jesus existence and that he was a miracle worker. When you omit that you presenting a fictional version of Jesus. A Jesus who wasn’t sure who he was or what he was supposed to do. A guy who went around saying some unconventional things but otherwise offering no real reason to accept him as the Messiah. That guy wasn’t someone who would inspire his followers to give up their lives to proclaim the gospel


40 posted on 04/04/2015 7:12:49 PM PDT by slumber1 (Islam delenda est)
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