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Dallas Jenkins, the creator of The Chosen, joins Kevin on The Bible Artist Podcast to discuss The Chosen Season 5, as well as his creative journey and philosophy of biblical adaptation. What makes Season 5 of The Chosen unique? How do the disciples respond to Jesus cleansing the Temple in Season 5? What’s it like to face a regular cycle of controversies like the criticism of Ramah’s death or the recent debate over Jesus praying for Judas? How has the process of creating The Chosen shaped Dallas? What’s distinct about The Chosen way of doing Bible adaptation? Who is Dallas’ favorite character to write? Plus: Dallas shares a few thoughts about Amazon and Wonder Project’s upcoming new Bible show, House of David.Support The Bible ArtistKey Events of Holy Week in The Chosen Season 5

Judgment and Authority: Key Themes in The Chosen Season 5Did Jesus pray for Judas?Jesus’ Prophecy in The Chosen Season 5The Chosen Season 5 Teaser AnalysisHouse of David Teaser AnalysisThe Chosen Bible Study and Discussion Guides

After the The Chosen Season 5 teaser trailer dropped, did you find yourself wanting to freshen up on your knowledge of Holy Week? Join Kevin and Victor as they discuss the biblical stories and passages that inspired The Chosen Season 5 and consider some of the challenges of adapting the Gospels to the screen. In today's episode, Kevin and Victor begin with the beginning of Holy Week, Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. This story shows up in all four of the Gospel accounts, but with interesting differences. Which version of the story will The Chosen follow? How will this scene pay off some of the characters set up in past seasons? And what exactly is the point of this story? We'll cover these questions and more! Resources from The Bible Artist -The Chosen Season 5 Teaser Analysis -The Chosen Season 5: Key Events of Holy Week -The Chosen Season 5 Key Themes: Judgment, Authority, and (Un)faithfulness Victor's Novel

Daniel Kooman is the writer and director of an upcoming biblical epic based on chapters 1-3 of the Book of Daniel. He joins Kevin on The Bible Artist Podcast to discuss his upcoming adaptation. Over the course of our conversation, we discuss a variety of topics, including: the relevance of Daniel for today, the film's approach to biblical adaptation, tips for adapting biblical stories and for writing, the value of Bible adaptations, and the gift of creativity. It's a fun discussion and I hope you enjoy it! The Daniel Film is currently raising funds on wefunder: https://wefunder.com/danielmovie Daniel Kooman on Substack: https://substack.com/@danielkooman Unveil.TV: https://unveiltv.com/ Breath of Life Book (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3B602By #biblestory #biblecharacters #biblefilm #biblemovies #bookofdaniel #danielmovie #daniel #kooman #oldtestament #christianfilm #breathoflife #shadrach #interview

In 1 Samuel 22 we are told that while David was on the run from King Saul, he became the leader of a band of outlaws, misfits, and runaway slaves. This period is the focus of the first season of our Bible-Verse - an imaginary TV show that we are plotting out in order to deepen our understanding of Scripture, connect with its characters, and experience the joy of creative collaboration. If you're a fan of The Chosen, consider joining us to see what goes into the work of adapting biblical stories to the screen. In today's episode, we will be developing some of the villains and other antagonists of our series, including Doeg the Edomite, King Saul, the Philistines, Joab, and Amasa. Feel free to leave your own ideas, feedback, and questions. We also get our creative juices flowing by playing a round of Make It - a party game that Kevin and Chad created to encourage creative thinking and help build relationships. Make It (Standard Size): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFWDK5BK?...

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Today Kevin is joined by Dr. Abram Van Engen, the Stanley Elkin Professor in the Humanities at Washington University in St Louis, host of the Poetry for All podcast, and the author of a new book, Word Made Fresh: An Invitation to Poetry for the Church. Why does Scripture include so much poetry? How can poetic adaptations deepen our experience of biblical stories? What do we do if we've had bad experiences with poetry? How can Christians and churches enjoy and be nourished by poetry? We discuss these and many other questions. More from Abram: Website: https://www.abramvanengen.com Podcast: https://poetryforall.fireside.fm/hosts/ave Word Made Fresh: https://amzn.to/3yYybmg (affiliate link) Substack: https://arichlife.substack.com/

The FatCat picture book series is designed to introduce little kids to the big theology of the central ecumenical catechisms and creeds of the Christian faith. This week on The Bible Artist Podcast, Kevin is joined by Natasha Kennedy, illustrator for the FatCat books, and Todd Hains, one of the creators, to discuss their work on FatCat as well as their thoughts on the importance of catechesis and Bible art.

In 1 Samuel 22 we are told that while David was on the run from King Saul, he became the leader of a band of outlaws, misfits, and runaway slaves. This period is the focus of the first season of our Bible-Verse - an imaginary TV show that we are plotting out in order to deepen our understanding of Scripture, connect with its characters, and experience the joy of creative collaboration. If you're a fan of The Chosen, consider joining us to see what goes into the work of adapting biblical stories to the screen. In today's episode, we will be developing the character arcs of our protagonists in greater detail. In particular, we'll be discussing: Uriah the Hittite, Abiathar the Priest, Jonathan's servant, and a runaway Israelite slave who becomes one of David's mighty men.

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In 1 Samuel 22 we are told that while David was on the run from King Saul, he became the leader of a band of outlaws, misfits, and runaway slaves. This period is the focus of the first season of our Bible-Verse - an imaginary TV show that we are plotting out in order to deepen our understanding of Scripture, connect with its characters, and experience the joy of creative collaboration. If you're a fan of The Chosen, consider joining us to see what goes into the work of adapting biblical stories to the screen. In today's episode, we will begin to craft an outline for the first season of our hypothetical adaptation. Along the way, we'll be pondering what exactly the first season of show is about and how that can be emphasized by the shape of our season. Join us live and contribute your own ideas, feedback, and questions. View the outline here

Sarah J. Bartholomew joins Kevin on The Bible Artist Podcast to discuss her role as Claudia, the wife of Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, in The Chosen. Sarah shares about her process of preparing for the role, the complexities of Claudia's relationship with Pontius Pilate, the beautiful friendship that develops between Claudia and Joanna, what Claudia finds appealing about the Jewish faith, what lies ahead for the show, and more.

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Mitch Hudson is the Writer & Director of The Promised Land, a new Bible show that tells the story of Moses and the Israelite wanderings using the mockumentary style popularized by The Office. He joins Kevin to discuss the pilot and what lies ahead for the new show, as well as broader topics like the benefits - and risks - of Bible comedy, the process of biblical adaptation, lessons he's learned as a 2nd 2nd AD for The Chosen, and more. The Pilot episode for The Promised Land released on YouTube earlier in July and the remainder of the first season will most likely begin filming later this year. My own review of the episode was overwhelmingly positive For additional content on Bible adaptations and to support my work, consider becoming a member of my Buy Me a Coffee #biblestories #moses #biblecharacters #biblecomedy #thepromisedland #exodus #oldtestament #bibleshow #miriam #aaron #bibletales #interview #thechosen #biblestory #egypt #israel #christiancomedy