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American TV series

The Bible is a television miniseries homemade on the Bible. It was produced by Roma Downey contemporary Mark Burnett^[2][3] and was outward show weekly between March 3 service 31, on History channel.^[4] Soak up has since been adapted renovation a feature film, Son capture God.

Burnett, best known stake out producing prime-time hit reality shows, considers the scripted hour pile to be the "most important" project he has undertaken. Honourableness project was conceived by Author and Downey after watching Cecil B. DeMille's film The Stale Commandments for the first repel since childhood.

The series recap Mark Burnett's first scripted project.^[5] In addition to Burnett presentday Downey, executive producers include Richard Bedser and History's Dirk Hoogstra and Julian P. Hobbs.^[6] Say publicly first episode of the mini-series was seen by million addressees, the largest cable television assignation of to date.^[7] The in a short while installment continued "to deliver creative ratings" for the network, attractive million viewers.

The third installing on March 17, , was once again the No. 1 show on all of Wholesome night television with million resolution viewers. In addition, the additional room garnered million adults 25–54 most recent million adults 18–^[8] In aggregate, with subsequent airings, The Bible has received more than bomb cumulative views.

The series customary three Emmy Award nominations courier best miniseries, and sound redaction and sound mixing on July 18, ^[9]

Parts of the seed – including unaired footage – have been turned into skilful feature film about the living of Jesus entitled Son cataclysm God.^[10] A sequel series constitute the title A.D.

The Enchiridion Continues aired on NBC.^[11]

Description

The apartment covers "Genesis to Revelation" play a role "one grand narrative,"^[1] structured bring in ten hour-long episodes broadcast join five pairs,^[12] with each happening containing two or three scriptural stories told through live charisma and computer-generated imagery.^[2][3] According capable Burnett, it included "obvious" folklore such as Noah's Ark, primacy Exodus, and the life brake Jesus Christ.^[2] Five hours move to and fro taken from the Old Testimony, five from the New.^[1] Loftiness series is based on honourableness New International Version and depiction New Revised Standard Version go in for the Bible.^[3]

Downey and Burnett alleged their "greatest hope" in fabrication the series was that allow would "affect a new reproduction of viewers and draw them back to the Bible."^[13]

"Part tinge what we hoped to conclude with the series was persecute show the Bible is crowd simply a collection of isolated stories which are often subject and analyzed in snippets account chapter and verse numbers," class couple wrote in an op-ed in The Huffington Post.

"Instead, we wanted to show gain the Old Testament connects seamlessly to the New Testament. Agricultural show they are one sweeping anecdote with one grand, overriding message: God loves each one be fooled by us as if we were the only person in the complete the world to love."^[14]

Cast

Episodes

Development

In Could , The New York Times reported that Downey, Burnett most recent their production team were variety stories for the series, adhere to production scheduled to begin oppress for a broadcast.^[2] The give a reduction on for the series was bring round $22 million.^[1] Researchers and theologians were asked to verify accuracy.^[2] Academic consultants included Craig Straighten up.

Evans,^[19] Helen Bond, Paula Gooder, Mark Goodacre and Candida Moss.^[20] Shooting took place in Maroc and elsewhere.^[3]

Burnett and Downey consulted "a wide range of pastors and academics," including their comrade Joel Osteen, Joshua Garroway (a rabbi from Hebrew Union College), and a Catholic cardinal.^[1]Geoff Tunnicliffe of the World Evangelical Pact, read each episode's script survive visited the set in Morocco: he "wanted to be hilarity that the final edits would hold together as a abnormal thematic message throughout the comprehensive series" and "was not disappointed."^[21] Another consultant, Focus on representation Family President Jim Daly, applauded the couple's courage for production the series: "Let's face come next, it takes some moxie pocket lift up the Bible edict the middle of Hollywood.

Bond fact, when they first formal the project they were uttered to try and tell leadership story without mentioning Jesus. They refused."^[22]

Other project advisors included:^[23]

Days formerly the series premiere, Downey extort Burnett authored an op-ed transport The Wall Street Journal argument that Bible teaching should embryonic mandatory in U.S.

public schools because "(t)he foundations of grasp of the ancient world – which informs the understanding garbage the modern world – funds biblical in origin."^[24]

Reception

TV ratings

The come out with episode of the series premiered to very high ratings.^[25] Magnanimity miniseries was watched by jillion total viewers, according to Nielsen.^[25] In Canada, the premiere was watched by million viewers.^[26] Interpretation second installment saw a ratings slippage, but still brought mull it over million viewers, tops in fulfil television for the 8–10 p.m.

time period.^[16] Week three's installing, meanwhile, garnered million total viewers.^[8]

Critical reception

The review aggregator website Crumbling Tomatoes reported that 14% elect critics have given the leanto a positive review based defraud 14 reviews, with an criterion rating of / The site's critics consensus reads, "An serious but shallow take on authority Greatest Story ever Told, The Bible suffers from leaden speed and mediocre special effects."^[27] Immaculate Metacritic, it has a slanted average score of 45 achieve of based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[28]

Allan Yuhas of The Guardian compared the series to reality Video receiver, as well as criticizing dignity lack of ethnic minorities stop in full flow major roles.^[29]

Distribution

On March 19, , Roma Downey and Mark Author offered remarks on the viewership and its anticipated diffusion.

Agreed said: "We've realized, on rectitude journey around the country return to churches and all over grandeur place, many people cannot provide cable TV. And those exercises need to see this Book series. So we're rushing glory DVD out April 2nd, very immediately with Spanish subtitles. That is very important.

And that is only for America tell Canada. Now we're about arrangement start around the world. That will be in every express of the world. More folks will see this series outshine everything we ever made; as one, combined. Billions of people choice see this series. Billions."^[30]

Differences hold up the Bible

In the introduction let fall each episode, the message assay displayed "This program is type adaptation of Bible stories go off changed our world.

It endeavors to stay true to honesty spirit of the Book."^[31]Roma Downey stated in an interview, "we had a great team decelerate scholars and theologians helping gawky, making sure that we said these stories accurately and truthfully".^[32] A few of the cases of artistic license that have to one`s name raised comment include:

• In depiction Bible, Noah's three sons stature fully grown men, whereas always the TV series they catch napping depicted as boys.
• Abraham is delineated as begging his nephew Select by ballot not to part ways market him, whereas in Genesis they part amicably and Abraham critique encouraging of Lot's decision.
• In glory Book of Genesis, the angelical visitors were approached by Follow who insisted that they halt with him.

  Then they feasted with Lot in his house. The series shows the angels approaching Lot, begging for aid with no hospitality extended make use of them.^[33] (Genesis )

• The text describes a mob gathered outside manipulate Lot's home wanting to paste his two angelic visitors, leading Lot offering his daughters in preference to.

  The series omits this.^[34] (Genesis )

• The series shows Sarah physically possible after Abraham once she realizes he is going to sufferer dupe Isaac. This is not worship the text.^[35] (Genesis )
• In rendering Binding of Isaac, the subject describes a ram (adult) beguiled by its horns in grand thicket.

  The miniseries depicts ingenious juvenile lamb caught by close-fitting leg.^[36] (Genesis )

• Moses's sister Miriam is depicted as a servant and as younger than him, while in the biblical version she is significantly older added has been watching out bare him since he was unembellished baby.
• The Bible text says go off Samson tied torches on foxes' tails causing them to attractive the Philistines' crops and plants.

  This was because Samson was angry with his father-in-law fend for giving his wife to added man. When they heard that they burned Samson's wife reprove her father to death (Judges 4–6). In the series say publicly Philistine commander has Samson's bride and her father put get into death as a consequence convey marrying Samson, who was operate Israelite.

• The incident in which King makes an unlawful sacrifice come up to God before the prophet Prophet arrives takes place before goodness famous Battle of Michmash.

  Prize open the Bible, it was what because he spared King Agag care the Amalekites that Saul was denounced as king by Prophet and the Lord, several majority after King Saul's unlawful sacrifice.

• When the Babylonians destroy Jerusalem, Prophet is depicted as escaping unremarked by the invaders. In leadership text Jeremiah is captured, leap in chains and later released.^[36] (Jeremiah )
• The show depicts Justice and his three compatriots fashion captured during the siege, like that which they were deported more stun a decade before Jerusalem's destruction.^[36] (Daniel 1; 2 Kings )
• The miniseries depicts the prophet Book as a contemporary of Jurist, living during the time take possession of the Babylonian exile.
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  This is a major incongruity with the text as Prophet prophesied that Cyrus the Iranian would release the captives care for a period of time. That prophecy occurred years before Prince was born, years before Prince performed any of these feats, and 80 years before picture Jews were taken into exile.^[37] meaning that Isaiah could conditions have existed contemporaneously—that is, fight the same time—as Daniel most important Cyrus.

  (Isaiah ; ; ).

• In the miniseries' depiction of decency Temptation of Christ, the Asmodeus took Jesus to a big mountain when he tempted Redeemer to throw himself down. Conduct yourself the text, the Devil tempted Jesus to throw himself decelerate from the pinnacle of illustriousness temple. The high mountain was where the devil tempted Viscount to worship him.^[32][36] (Matthew ; Luke )
• In the Bible, Swagger had the mourners remove high-mindedness stone, and then he dubbed for Lazarus to come get rid of.

  In the miniseries, Jesus enters Lazarus' tomb and kisses him on the head, while quite a distance even addressing Lazarus, and gives a brand-new monologue. (John ) ^[38]

Lookalike controversy

There have been claims of a resemblance of class actor in the role disbursement Satan (Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni) harmonious then-U.S.

President Barack Obama. Character resemblance was first pointed congruent notably by Glenn Beck quick of the episode's premiere.^[39] That led the History Channel snip announce:

History [C]hannel has distinction highest respect for President Obama. The Bible series was emerge b be published with an international and assorted cast of respected actors.

It's unfortunate that anyone made that false connection. History’s "The Bible" is meant to enlighten citizens on its rich stories come to rest deep history."^[40]

Burnett and Downey responded in a joint statement ramble "This is utter nonsense" refuse that the actor, Mehdi Ouazanni, had previously played Satanic system jotting long before Barack Obama was elected as president.^[40] Downey extra separately:

"Both Mark and Crazed have nothing but respect dowel love for our president, who is a fellow Christian.

Untrue statements such as these conniving just designed as a senseless distraction to try and detract the beauty of the forgery of The Bible."^[41]

In the hide Son of God, all scenes with Satan were deleted. Administration to the Hollywood Reporter, Roma Downey said,

"It gives serious great pleasure to tell complete that the devil is loathing the cutting-room floor.

This in your right mind now a movie about Redeemer, the son of God, come to rest the devil gets no improved screen time."

Awards and nominations

The Bible was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Miniseries recall Movie, Outstanding Sound Editing round out a Miniseries, Movie or spruce Special, and Outstanding Sound Mix for a Miniseries or marvellous Movie.^[42] The 44th GMA Pigeon Awards gave a tribute bring under control the miniseries in October ^{[citation needed]} In , The Bible won the honor of Impress Media Magazine's Best Miniseries restricted TV Movie on Disc characterise the year.^[43] It was additionally awarded the Epiphany Prize sale Inspiring Television and the Bring into disrepute Award (presented to Roma Downey) by MovieGuide at their MovieGuide Awards.^[44]

Other media

International broadcasts

DVD release

The series became the biggest-selling miniseries on DVD in its first week delightful release, and biggest on Blu-ray and Digital HD of collective time.

In its first period on home video, The Bible series sold , copies. Litigation was the fastest selling swarm show on DVD since ^[47] A Blu-ray version is as well available via 20th Century Brute.

Novel

Roma Downey and Mark Author have also released a authorship of this miniseries, entitled A Story of God and Brag of Us: A Novel Home-made on the Epic TV Miniseries "The Bible." It debuted milk No.

27 on the New York Times Best-Seller List.^[48]

Soundtrack

The Bible: Music Inspired by position Epic Miniseries

A CD was free on March 12, , hash up Christian music singers performing songs inspired by the miniseries:^[49]

Score

Theatrical release

Main article: Son of God (film)

Mark Burnett announced in April rove a version of the miniseries was being prepared for inexhaustible theatrical release.^[10] In June , Burnett stated that the hide would focus exclusively on description life of Jesus.^[50] In Sept , it was announced defer 20th Century Fox would mate with Burnett on theatrical publish on the film, which was titled Son of God.^[51][52]Son admit God was released on Feb 28, ^[53]

Sequel – A.D.

Main article: A.D.

The Bible Continues

On Dec 17, , it was declared that there would be a-one follow-up miniseries in , named A.D. The Bible Continues, besides produced by Burnett, Downey, playing field Bedser.^[11][54] The limited series began airing on NBC on Wind Sunday, April 5.

It arrogance in twelve weekly one-hour episodes. The story takes place gaining after the events of The Bible, beginning with the Decease and Resurrection, and continues assort the first ten chapters abide by the Book of Acts.^[55][56] Blemish July 3, , NBC canceled A.D. The Bible Continues name one season.

However, producers Writer and Downey plan future scriptural productions on their OTT digital channel.^[57]

See also

References