Posted on 03/17/2013 8:19:12 PM PDT by Jandy on Genesis
Episode 3 is expected to see a ratings bump with the first appearance of Jesus, played by the Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado. Though Morgado does not look like a Middle Eastern Semite, the producers have the age right. Morgado is 33, the age of Jesus at his death.
The History Channel's third episode of the Bible takes huge leaps through history. It moves from the Babylonian captivity to the baptism of Jesus. It is dramatic and entertaining, but as with episodes 1 and 2, it lacks historical grounding and fails to present the cultural complexities of Abraham's Horite descendants, especially those taken to Babylon.
The Babylonian Captivity
The inhabitants of the southern kingdom of Judea were subjected to two deportations to Babylon. The first took place in 597 BC when Jerusalem was conquered by Nebuchadnezzar. According to II Kings 24:1-6, King Jehoiakim and the distinguished men of his kingdom were taken to Babylon, along with the treasures of the Temple and the palace.
The second deportation took place in 586 BC in the eleventh year of the reign of King Zedekiah, who was also named Mattaniah. He had formed an alliance against Babylon with the Edomites, Moabites, Ammonites, Sidonians and Tyrians. Jeremiah prophesied that all these would also experience divine judgment. When the Babylonians entered Jerusalem, Zedekiah and his soldiers fled by night and were pursued by the Babylonians who overtook them near Jericho.
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NO, HE IS NOT!!!
I am a Charismatic .. and Obama definitely is not!
I have been around lots of charismatics.
Obama is one.
Well .. then you do not have a clear understanding of what a Charismatic is .. because Obama IS NOT.
Obama claims to be Muslim and Christian .. neither of which are Charismatic.
I saw no angel. Just a mere mortal man.
When I say Charismatic, I do not say it in biblical terms.
I say it in the way that a street hustler running a game of 3 card monte is a charismatic.
A Carnival bum, that is what Obama is, a Carnival bum.
Expecting the usual social engineering propaganda I’ve been pleasantly surprised by this series.
My opinion, for what it isn't worth:
Jesus was not from a poor family, by any means.
There are good arguments for Mary being related closely to the groom at the wedding in Cana, who himself is certainly not a poor man, based upon evidence in the description of the feast.
Elizabeth & Mary are cousins; and as a temple priest, she & Zacharias were not poor people.
Joseph (often called a ‘carpenter’ NT:5045) was a “skilled craftsman in wood” not some poor hammer-jockey. As a "craftsman" he could easily have had mastery over subordinate workers; the Book is silent on that matter.
Joseph of Arimathea ( a very wealthy Pharisee & member of the Sanhedrin) was almost certainly Mary's uncle, since he was able to claim Jesus’ body without any argument: the right of a kinsman-redeemer, the ‘senior’ uncle of the family. That is also a testament to Joseph being more than a poor man; her family would not have arranged a marriage so far across class lines.
This would put Jesus’ earthly family in at least the upper-middle class, so to speak, rather than among the poor.
An unkempt, dirty & poor man would not have been reading the scrolls & teaching in the synagogues, let alone listened to when teaching in the temple. Nor would one such have been dining with Nicodemus; or mixing socially in the homes of others of at least some substance.
Several, if not all, of the 12 were also not exactly poor people either: “ships” (as opposed to a skiff or rowboat) were not a cheap commodity.
I must say I was very impressed. Not being a bible thumper I found the scenes very moving, especially John’s baptism of Jesus and the 3 men in the fire...
I just wish I had watched last week.
That was the angel Gabriel.
Hubby and I noticed that too! Looks like the Evil One in the White House!
I was talking to my daughter on the phone last night and told her the same thing. She was working and didn’t see it. I told her I wanted to post it on FB but she said not to stir up trouble. She thought I was exaggerating how much he looked like him. This morning I went on FB and apparently I’m not the only one to see the resemblance!
I would have liked to have seen Job somewhere, because the problem of evil is a timeless story, is universal, and lays the groundwork for the Messiah. But I understand the problem with story continuity, and the fact that they can't include everything.
Would have liked to have seen some attempt at portraying Gabriel as fearsome, or at least as bright light. In Old Testament encounters, people usually trembled in fear.
I was very disappointed in the baptism of Jesus that a dove did not descend nor did God say “this is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased”.
Didn’t angels often appear as men?
It was a great episode...beautifully done. This critic would praise Bill Maher. This kind of review is stuff just to turn off, mute, disregard. I don’t need someone elses’s opinion of what is good and not...I’ll make up my own mind. And it is made up...I really enjoyed it...well done, Bravo!
Then don't capitalize the word.
Obama has political charisma. Therefore, he is charismatic.
A Charismatic, in the Biblical sense, is something completely different. With Charismatic members all over my family, believe me, there is a distinct difference.
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