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The Bible Artist
I believe the Arts can give us fresh eyes to see the significance of the Bible and the beauty of the Gospel.
I also believe the Bible can provide the arts with complex characters and stories with profound insight into the human condition.
Join me as I explore biblical adaptations like The Chosen and seek to cultivate greater appreciation for creativity, the arts, and adaptation within the Christian community.
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House of David Trailer Breakdown and Analysis
House of David, a new Amazon series (from The Wonder Project) adapting the Bible's story of David's battle with Goliath and his rise to king
Kevin Keating
Jan 2811 min read
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Top 5 Bible Adaptation News Stories of 2024
2024 was another big year for Bible adaptation. As The Chosen continues to gain momentum, we are finally beginning to see the giant wave of
Kevin Keating
Dec 22, 20249 min read
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Mary (Netflix Film): Review
DJ Caruso's new Netflix Bible adaptation/biopic, Mary, follows the story of Jesus' mother from her own miraculous birth through the virgin b
Kevin Keating
Dec 7, 20248 min read
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The Promised Land Pilot: Recap & Review
The Promised Land adapts the biblical story of the Exodus but with a twist: instead of giving us a straight dramatic retelling, the show app
Kevin Keating
Jul 16, 20247 min read
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Following The Chosen: House of David, The Promise Land, Testament, & the New Wave of Bible Shows
The Chosen is no longer the only Bible show in town. In just the past week, there's been a lot of news related to several Bible-based proje
Kevin Keating
Jun 21, 20244 min read
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Introducing The Bible-Verse Project
Have you ever said to yourself, “I wish the creators of The Chosen would adapt THAT biblical story?” Me too. That’s why I recently gathered
Kevin Keating
May 11, 20248 min read
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The Chosen Leads the Way: The Top 5 Bible Adaptation Stories of 2023
2023 was the biggest year for biblical adaptation in recent history. Even as mainstream movies and streaming services struggled, The Chosen
Kevin Keating
Dec 28, 20236 min read
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The Chosen Cinematic Universe: Challenges & Opportunities to Grow the Franchise
Earlier this year, rumors that The Chosen would expand into a larger franchise began to swirl after a new "President of Production" was hire
Kevin Keating
Nov 6, 202314 min read
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When You Finish The Chosen: 5 More Bible Films to Watch and Discuss with Your Small Group
If your group has been watching and studying The Chosen from the beginning, there's a good chance that you'll finish all the current episode
Kevin Keating
Sep 24, 20237 min read
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Samuel, Cain, & the Queen Mother (Tragic Old Testament Stories that Need a Film/TV Adaptation)
While the Gospels have been adapted to film and television countless times, the Old Testament has dozens of stories that have been left virt
Kevin Keating
Apr 12, 20237 min read
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His Only Son: Angel Studio's New Bible Adaptation About the Sacrifice of Isaac
Angel Studios, the company that helped produce and distribute The Chosen, recently announced that they'll be distributing a new Bible film t
Kevin Keating
Feb 11, 20236 min read
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Testament & The Shift: New Bible Adaptations Inspired by The Chosen
With the immense success of The Chosen and its unique crowd-funding model, Angel Studios is in the process of creating two more screen adapt
Kevin Keating
Sep 23, 20225 min read
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The Rings of Power, LOTR, and Bible Adaptation
The Rings of Power, Amazon's prequel to LOTR, based on JRR Tolkien's Second Age material is an interesting example of adaptation. This isn't
Kevin Keating
Sep 6, 202211 min read
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Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power & The Challenges of Biblical Adaptation
Since the release of the trailer for Amazon Prime's The Rings of Power, social media has been host to a heated debate between Tolkien fans w
Kevin Keating
Mar 12, 202211 min read
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In Defense of The Chosen & Other Christian Movies, Books, & Media (Part 2)
The narrative goes something like this: "Christian literature, art, and music was once great and beautiful, but now they have fallen; so-cal
Kevin Keating
Feb 25, 202211 min read
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In Defense of The Chosen & Other Christian Movies, Books, & Media (Part 1)
Whenever I talk to Christians who consider themselves to be particularly cultured and artistically sophisticated, I almost inevitably hear a
Kevin Keating
Feb 16, 20228 min read
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Is The Chosen Accurate? Is it Biblical? (The Chosen Controversies)
Is The Chosen biblically accurate? Does it add too much to the Bible or is it a faithful adaptation? This seems to be a question of great co
Kevin Keating
Oct 27, 20218 min read
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Beyond The Chosen: Exploring the Biblical World
The success of The Chosen and its popularity is due in large part to how the show provides a wider audience of Christians with a detailed an
Kevin Keating
Oct 16, 20215 min read
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Learning Bible Adaptation from The Chosen
Adapting biblical stories is a powerful spiritual discipline that enables you to enter into the Bible in a new way. It's also a great form o
Kevin Keating
Jun 3, 20215 min read
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Season 1: The Purpose of Israel? (Adapting Exodus)
When I began working on my theoretical TV adaptation of the Book of Exodus, I made the decision to take the anti-Moses outlooks that eventua
Kevin Keating
Jan 19, 20215 min read
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