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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.

What was The Chosen Season Season 2 about? (Plots & Theme)

Kevin Keating

Aug 14, 20217 min read

What was The Chosen Season Season 2 about? (Plots & Theme)

A few months ago, after watching the first few episodes of The Chosen Season 2, I made some initial predictions about what lay ahead and wha

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Judas Iscariot in The Chosen (Adapting Biblical Characters)

Kevin Keating

Jul 23, 202113 min read

Judas Iscariot in The Chosen (Adapting Biblical Characters)

Like most of you, I have been eager to see how The Chosen would portray Judas Iscariot, the last and most notorious of the twelve disciples.

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Judas, Matthew, & The Sermon on the Mount (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 8 with Youth)

Kevin Keating

Jul 16, 20218 min read

Judas, Matthew, & The Sermon on the Mount (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 8 with Youth)

Episode 8 is The Chosen Season 2 doing what The Chosen does best: providing emotional context for a Bible scene (the Sermon on the Mount).

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Quintus Returns (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 7 with Youth)

Kevin Keating

Jul 2, 20218 min read

Quintus Returns (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 7 with Youth)

Season 1 of The Chosen ended with Praetor Quintus ordering that Jesus of Nazareth be detained for questioning. This plot, left dangling for

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Mercy and Not Sacrifice (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 6 with Youth)

Kevin Keating

Jun 28, 202110 min read

Mercy and Not Sacrifice (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 6 with Youth)

The Chosen Season 2 Episode 6, like Ep. 5, is juggling several plots: Matthew & Simon Peter play buddy cop as they search for Mary Magdalene

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Learning Bible Adaptation from The Chosen

Kevin Keating

Jun 3, 20215 min read

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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Mary's Demons & the Destiny of John the Baptist (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 5 with Youth)

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

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Simon the Zealot & the Man at the Bethesda Pool (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 4 with Youth)

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

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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

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Life Among the Disciples of Jesus (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 3 with Youth)

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

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Philip, Nathanael, & Matthew (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 2 with Youth)

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

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The Beloved Disciple (Exploring The Chosen Season 2 Episode 1 with Youth)

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

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James & John in The Chosen (Adapting Biblical Characters)

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..

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The Woman at the Well, Eden, & Zohara (Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 8 with Youth)

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

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Did Nicodemus Follow Jesus? (Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 7 with Youth)

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

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Rabbi Jesus, Shmuel, & the Pharisees [Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 6 with Youth]

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

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Mary, Mother of Jesus [Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 5 with Youth]

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

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When Jesus Met Simon (Peter) [Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 4 with Youth]

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

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The Depiction of Jesus in Art, Film, and TV (Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 3 with Youth)

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

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Mary Magdalene, Lilith, & the Redeemer (Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 1 with Youth)

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

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