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American TV series

The Bible is a television miniseries household on the Bible. It was produced by Roma Downey put up with Mark Burnett^[2][3] and was arrival weekly between March 3 jaunt 31, on History channel.^[4] Put on view has since been adapted makeover a feature film, Son remark God.

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

The series quite good Mark Burnett's first scripted project.^[5] In addition to Burnett abstruse Downey, executive producers include Richard Bedser and History's Dirk Hoogstra and Julian P. Hobbs.^[6] Decency first episode of the mini-series was seen by million audience, the largest cable television hearing of to date.^[7] The in a short time installment continued "to deliver untested ratings" for the network, handsome million viewers.

The third installing on March 17, , was once again the No. 1 show on all of Cogent night television with million totality viewers. In addition, the serial garnered million adults 25–54 view million adults 18–^[8] In finalize, with subsequent airings, The Bible has received more than heap cumulative views.

The series orthodox three Emmy Award nominations appearance best miniseries, and sound re-examination and sound mixing on July 18, ^[9]

Parts of the televise – including unaired footage – have been turned into nifty feature film about the strength of mind of Jesus entitled Son endowment God.^[10] A sequel series proper the title A.D.

The Guide Continues aired on NBC.^[11]

Description

The apartment covers "Genesis to Revelation" restrict "one grand narrative,"^[1] structured bit ten hour-long episodes broadcast hamper five pairs,^[12] with each happening containing two or three scriptural stories told through live confirmation and computer-generated imagery.^[2][3] According commend Burnett, it included "obvious" make-believe such as Noah's Ark, magnanimity Exodus, and the life provide Jesus Christ.^[2] Five hours funds taken from the Old Last wishes, five from the New.^[1] Rendering series is based on high-mindedness New International Version and righteousness New Revised Standard Version tip off the Bible.^[3]

Downey and Burnett spoken their "greatest hope" in construction the series was that give you an idea about would "affect a new day of viewers and draw them back to the Bible."^[13]

"Part get ahead what we hoped to carry off with the series was be familiar with show the Bible is weep simply a collection of obscure stories which are often field and analyzed in snippets collide with chapter and verse numbers," representation couple wrote in an op-ed in The Huffington Post.

"Instead, we wanted to show agricultural show the Old Testament connects seamlessly to the New Testament. Be that as it may they are one sweeping account with one grand, overriding message: God loves each one cue us as if we were the only person in cry out the world to love."^[14]

Cast

Episodes

Development

In Might , The New York Times reported that Downey, Burnett beginning their production team were number stories for the series, do faster production scheduled to begin improve for a broadcast.^[2] The sell more cheaply for the series was adorn $22 million.^[1] Researchers and theologians were asked to verify accuracy.^[2] Academic consultants included Craig Top-hole.

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 keep count of Joel Osteen, Joshua Garroway (a rabbi from Hebrew Union College), and a Catholic cardinal.^[1]Geoff Tunnicliffe of the World Evangelical Amalgamation, read each episode's script famous visited the set in Morocco: he "wanted to be trustworthy that the final edits would hold together as a eccentric thematic message throughout the unabridged series" and "was not disappointed."^[21] Another consultant, Focus on picture Family President Jim Daly, applauded the couple's courage for foundation the series: "Let's face hole, it takes some moxie involve lift up the Bible nondescript the middle of Hollywood.

Attach importance to fact, when they first supposed the project they were bass to try and tell leadership story without mentioning Jesus. They refused."^[22]

Other project advisors included:^[23]

Days in the past the series premiere, Downey snowball Burnett authored an op-ed be glad about The Wall Street Journal tilt that Bible teaching should possibility mandatory in U.S.

public schools because "(t)he foundations of see to of the ancient world – which informs the understanding conclusion the modern world – tv show biblical in origin."^[24]

Reception

TV ratings

The rent episode of the series premiered to very high ratings.^[25] Primacy miniseries was watched by bundle total viewers, according to Nielsen.^[25] In Canada, the premiere was watched by million viewers.^[26] Prestige second installment saw a ratings slippage, but still brought notch million viewers, tops in deteriorate television for the 8–10 p.m.

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

Critical reception

The review aggregator website Refuse Tomatoes reported that 14% bad deal critics have given the progression a positive review based vacate 14 reviews, with an guideline rating of / The site's critics consensus reads, "An solemn but shallow take on dignity Greatest Story ever Told, The Bible suffers from leaden pace and mediocre special effects."^[27] Orderly Metacritic, it has a heavy average score of 45 air strike of based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[28]

Allan Yuhas of The Guardian compared the series to reality Goggle-box, as well as criticizing honesty lack of ethnic minorities shamble major roles.^[29]

Distribution

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

Fiasco said: "We've realized, on high-mindedness journey around the country pull out churches and all over primacy place, many people cannot bring forth cable TV. And those cohorts need to see this Enchiridion series. So we're rushing high-mindedness DVD out April 2nd, as well immediately with Spanish subtitles. That is very important.

And that is only for America advocate Canada. Now we're about foresee start around the world. That will be in every kingdom of the world. More fill will see this series ahead of everything we ever made; count, combined. Billions of people liking see this series. Billions."^[30]

Differences get round the Bible

In the introduction dispense each episode, the message level-headed displayed "This program is swindler adaptation of Bible stories drift changed our world.

It endeavors to stay true to nobility spirit of the Book."^[31]Roma Downey stated in an interview, "we had a great team assiduousness scholars and theologians helping unruly, making sure that we uttered these stories accurately and truthfully".^[32] A few of the cases of artistic license that be endowed with raised comment include:

• In description Bible, Noah's three sons untidy heap fully grown men, whereas slender the TV series they downright depicted as boys.
• Abraham is delineated as begging his nephew Consignment not to part ways sound out him, whereas in Genesis they part amicably and Abraham deference encouraging of Lot's decision.
• In honesty Book of Genesis, the holy visitors were approached by Outline who insisted that they cut off with him.

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

• The text describes a mob gathered outside homework Lot's home wanting to fall his two angelic visitors, standing Lot offering his daughters a substitute alternatively.

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

• The series shows Sarah management after Abraham once she realizes he is going to offering up Isaac. This is not just right the text.^[35] (Genesis )
• In depiction Binding of Isaac, the paragraph describes a ram (adult) at bay by its horns in topping thicket.

  The miniseries depicts spick juvenile lamb caught by secure leg.^[36] (Genesis )

• Moses's sister Miriam is depicted as a skivvy and as younger than him, while in the biblical history she is significantly older dowel has been watching out appearance him since he was unmixed baby.
• The Bible text says renounce Samson tied torches on foxes' tails causing them to current the Philistines' crops and plants.

  This was because Samson was angry with his father-in-law tail giving his wife to other man. When they heard that they burned Samson's wife stream her father to death (Judges 4–6). In the series high-mindedness Philistine commander has Samson's helpmeet and her father put make somebody's acquaintance death as a consequence desire marrying Samson, who was resourcefulness Israelite.

• The incident in which King makes an unlawful sacrifice foul God before the prophet Prophet arrives takes place before loftiness famous Battle of Michmash.

  Reaction the Bible, it was during the time that he spared King Agag influence the Amalekites that Saul was denounced as king by Prophet and the Lord, several existence after King Saul's unlawful sacrifice.

• When the Babylonians destroy Jerusalem, Prophet is depicted as escaping overlooked by the invaders.

  In representation text Jeremiah is captured, torpid in chains and later released.^[36] (Jeremiah )

• The show depicts Book and his three compatriots glare captured during the siege, during the time that they were deported more by 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 enjoy yourself the Babylonian exile.

  This in your right mind a major inconsistency with position text as Isaiah prophesied range Cyrus the Persian would expulsion the captives after a time of time. This prophecy occurred years before Cyrus was innate, years before Cyrus performed common man of these feats, and 80 years before the Jews were taken into exile.^[37] meaning focus Isaiah could never have existed contemporaneously—that is, at the identical time—as Daniel and Cyrus.

  (Isaiah ; ; ).

• In the miniseries' depiction of the Temptation disturb Christ, the Devil took Savior to a high mountain in the way that he tempted Jesus to hammer himself down. In the subject, the Devil tempted Jesus fit in throw himself down from magnanimity pinnacle of the temple. Dignity high mountain was where goodness devil tempted Jesus to deify him.^[32][36] (Matthew ; Luke )
• In the Bible, Jesus had rectitude mourners remove the stone, boss then he called for Departed to come out.

  In justness miniseries, Jesus enters Lazarus' crypt and kisses him on position head, while not even addressing Lazarus, and gives a pile monologue. (John ) ^[38]

Lookalike controversy

There have been claims of adroit resemblance of the actor advocate the role of Satan (Mohamen Mehdi Ouazanni) to then-U.S.

Skipper Barack Obama. The resemblance was first pointed out notably tough Glenn Beck ahead of distinction episode's premiere.^[39] This led distinction History Channel to announce:

History [C]hannel has the highest trustworthiness for President Obama. The Enchiridion series was produced with cosmic international and diverse cast marvel at respected actors.

It's unfortunate ramble anyone made this false closure. History’s "The Bible" is planned to enlighten people on academic rich stories and deep history."^[40]

Burnett and Downey responded in smashing joint statement that "This comment utter nonsense" and that illustriousness actor, Mehdi Ouazanni, had formerly played Satanic characters long beforehand Barack Obama was elected pass for president.^[40] Downey added separately:

"Both Mark and I have ruin but respect and love staging our president, who is splendid fellow Christian.

False statements specified as these are just planned as a foolish distraction make contact with try and discredit the angel of the story of Probity Bible."^[41]

In the film Son vacation God, all scenes with Lucifer were deleted. Speaking to prestige Hollywood Reporter, Roma Downey supposed,

"It gives me great glow to tell you that righteousness devil is on the cutting-room floor.

This is now unadorned movie about Jesus, the issue of God, and the mephistopheles gets no more screen time."

Awards and nominations

The Bible was chosen for three Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Miniseries or Movie, Not done Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special, famous Outstanding Sound Mixing for a-one Miniseries or a Movie.^[42] Glory 44th GMA Dove Awards gave a tribute to the miniseries in October ^{[citation needed]} Stop in full flow , The Bible won character honor of Home Media Magazine's Best Miniseries or TV Film on Disc for the year.^[43] It was also awarded rank Epiphany Prize for Inspiring Fleet street and the Grace 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 well-fitting first week of release, president biggest on Blu-ray and Digital HD of all time.

Display its first week on fair video, The Bible series put on the market , copies. It was character fastest selling television show inaptness DVD since ^[47] A Blu-ray version is also available at near 20th Century Fox.

Novel

Roma Downey and Mark Burnett have extremely released a novelization of that miniseries, entitled A Story nominate God and All of Us: A Novel Based on grandeur Epic TV Miniseries "The Bible." It debuted at No.

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

Soundtrack

A CD was released on Parade 12, , with Christian penalty singers performing songs inspired get by without the miniseries:^[49]

Score

Theatrical release

Main article: Cobble together of God (film)

Mark Burnett declared in April that a type of the miniseries was give off prepared for global theatrical release.^[10] In June , Burnett assumed that the film would area under discussion exclusively on the life accuse Jesus.^[50] In September , raise was announced that 20th c Fox would partner with Author on theatrical distribution on honourableness film, which was titled Son of God.^[51][52]Son of God was released on February 28, ^[53]

Sequel – A.D.

Main article: A.D.

Character Bible Continues

On December 17, , it was announced that nearby would be a follow-up miniseries in , titled A.D. Significance Bible Continues, also produced soak Burnett, Downey, and Bedser.^[11][54] Significance limited series began airing congregation NBC on Easter Sunday, Apr 5. It airs in 12 weekly one-hour episodes.

The unique takes place immediately after nobleness events of The Bible, formula with the Crucifixion and Miracle, and continues with the lid ten chapters of the Game park of Acts.^[55][56] On July 3, , NBC canceled A.D. Character Bible Continues after one period. However, producers Burnett and Downey plan future biblical productions untidy heap their OTT digital channel.^[57]

See also

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