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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.
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The Chosen Season 3 Episodes 1 & 2: Questions to Discuss Before the Premiere
The wait is over! Episodes 1 & 2 of The Chosen Season 3 have premiered. The questions below were written prior to the release of Episodes 1
Kevin Keating
Nov 14, 20228 min read
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Exploring "Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers" with Youth
Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers is an interesting mixture of old and new. On the one hand, The Messengers brings The Chosen back t
Kevin Keating
Dec 27, 202111 min read
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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).
Kevin Keating
Jul 16, 20218 min read
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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
Kevin Keating
Jul 2, 20218 min read
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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
Kevin Keating
Jun 28, 202110 min read
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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 28, 202110 min read
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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 15, 202111 min read
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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 22, 20218 min read
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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 15, 20217 min read
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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 11, 20218 min read
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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 31, 20217 min read
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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
Kevin Keating
Mar 25, 202111 min read
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![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)
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
Kevin Keating
Mar 18, 20216 min read
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![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)
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
Kevin Keating
Mar 11, 20216 min read
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![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)
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
Mar 4, 20218 min read
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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 23, 20218 min read
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Mary Magdalene, Nicodemus, and Shabbat (Exploring The Chosen Season 1 Episode 2 with Youth)
Last week, we looked at how to use episode 1 of The Chosen (VidAngel's streaming adaptation of the Gospels) to discuss the character of Mary
Kevin Keating
Feb 15, 20216 min read
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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
Feb 8, 202110 min read
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