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
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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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Kevin Keating
May 28, 202110 min read
Mary's Demons & the Destiny of John the Baptist (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 5 with Youth)
The Chosen Season 2 Episode 5 is a very complex episode that develops a variety of plot lines and character arcs that were set up earlier in
Kevin Keating
May 15, 202111 min read
Simon the Zealot & the Man at the Bethesda Pool (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 4 with Youth)
During the public premiere of The Chosen Season 2 Episode 4, Dallas Jenkins said it's the most complex and challenging episode of The Chosen
Kevin Keating
May 2, 20218 min read
What is The Chosen Season 2 about?
Three episodes into The Chosen Season 2, it's quite clear that The Chosen has evolved significantly since Season 1. Some will respond to how
Kevin Keating
Apr 22, 20218 min read
Life Among the Disciples of Jesus (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 3 with Youth)
The Chosen Season 2 Episode 3 gives us a window into everyday life as a disciple of Jesus. The episode is titled "Matthew 4:24" in reference
Kevin Keating
Apr 15, 20217 min read
Philip, Nathanael, & Matthew (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 2 with Youth)
Nathanael is one of the most enigmatic characters found in the Gospels, and so it's no surprise that The Chosen Season 2 Episode 2 has adapt
Kevin Keating
Apr 11, 20218 min read
The Beloved Disciple (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 1 with Youth)
The Chosen Season 2 is underway! I recently did a blog exploring how The Chosen Season 2 Episode 1 adapts the biblical characters of John an
Kevin Keating
Apr 8, 202112 min read
James & John in The Chosen (Adapting Biblical Characters)
The Chosen Season 2 is here, and the Sons of Thunder (John and Big James) showed up in an appropriately big and surprising way. The Chosen..
Kevin Keating
Mar 31, 20217 min read
The Woman at the Well, Eden, & Zohara (Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 8 with Youth)
this episode of The Chosen shows us the impact of Jesus on Simon's wife (Eden), her mother, Nicodemus' wife (Zohara), Mary, and Photina (the
Kevin Keating
Mar 25, 202111 min read
Did Nicodemus Follow Jesus? (Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 7 with Youth)
Episode 7 of The Chosen brings us to the climax of Nicodemus' journey, when he finally encounters Jesus and they have their famous born agai
![Rabbi Jesus, Shmuel, & the Pharisees [Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 6 with Youth]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f9cc30_34e39caf3f6a4abeb9c2a1f8a8e6532e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1343,h_1009,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f9cc30_34e39caf3f6a4abeb9c2a1f8a8e6532e~mv2.jpg)
Kevin Keating
Mar 18, 20216 min read
Rabbi Jesus, Shmuel, & the Pharisees [Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 6 with Youth]
Episode 6 of The Chosen brings Jesus into his first direct confrontation with the Pharisees, embodied particularly in Shmuel, former student
![Mary, Mother of Jesus [Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 5 with Youth]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f9cc30_d6400d5816a84c14956dc30dfc27f796~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_959,h_720,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f9cc30_d6400d5816a84c14956dc30dfc27f796~mv2.jpg)
Kevin Keating
Mar 11, 20216 min read
Mary, Mother of Jesus [Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 5 with Youth]
In contrast to how popular Protestant Evangelicalism tends to deemphasize Mary, The Chosen presents us with a picture of Jesus' relationship
![When Jesus Met Simon (Peter) [Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 4 with Youth]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f9cc30_9617a8e977b54da2896b2087f17e9c5d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_881,h_662,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f9cc30_9617a8e977b54da2896b2087f17e9c5d~mv2.jpg)
Kevin Keating
Mar 4, 20218 min read
When Jesus Met Simon (Peter) [Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 4 with Youth]
After a long build up, episode 4 of The Chosen finally presents the story of when Jesus met Simon Peter. However if you are an astute Bible
Kevin Keating
Feb 23, 20218 min read
The Depiction of Jesus in Art, Film, and TV (Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 3 with Youth)
If you're going to view The Chosen with your youth group, it's a good opportunity to discuss the diverse ways each of us imagines Jesus. Epi
Kevin Keating
Feb 8, 202110 min read
Mary Magdalene, Lilith, & the Redeemer (Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 1 with Youth)
in the youth ministry that I lead, I had the chance to view and discuss season one of The Chosen with several high schoolers and found it ve
Kevin Keating
Jan 25, 202125 min read
Quintus, Gaius, Atticus, & the Romans in The Chosen (Adapting Biblical Characters)
Although "Quintus," "Gaius," and "Atticus" are not names found within the Gospel accounts, as we analyze their depiction in The Chosen, we'l
Kevin Keating
Jan 19, 20215 min read
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
Dec 21, 20203 min read
Season 1: Moses, Plague-Bringer & Liberator (Adapting Exodus)
One of the values of an adaptation of a biblical story is that it can take difficult-to-believe story elements like this and weave around t
Kevin Keating
Dec 7, 20204 min read
Season 1: The Burning Bush & the Bridegroom of Blood (Adapting Exodus)
Ultimately, the glory of who God declares himself to be overrides the weakness that Moses associates with himself. And in doing so, this epi
Kevin Keating
Nov 30, 20202 min read
Season 1: Moses, the Murderer (Adapting Exodus)
From a narrative standpoint, it makes sense that the sudden revelation of Moses' identity could lead him to murder. Even so, I find it much
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