Mary Magdalene in The Chosen (Adapting Biblical Characters)
The important role that Mary Magdalene plays in The Chosen is not nearly as surprising as that of Nicodemus.
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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 25, 202011 min read
Nicodemus in The Chosen (Adapting Biblical Characters)
This focus on the personal side of Jesus is one key reasons why Nicodemus plays such an important role in The Chosen. Whereas a character...
Kevin Keating
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The Chosen & The Future of Bible Adaptation, Film, & TV
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...regardless of what aptitudes a student may have, it is best if he or she processes content using a variety of means of engagement
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Even more than Millennials, Gen Z has a strong preference for experiences that feel authentic and personal...
Kevin Keating
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Read Like An Artist: Adapting Biblical Characters
those who read biblical stories with an intent to create Bible Art should have an eye out for the ways characters resist a simple dichotomy
Kevin Keating
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6 Ways to Infuse Creativity & the Arts into Youth Ministry
Many churches have artists, professional or amateur, who would like to find more ways to share their gifts but don’t know how.
Kevin Keating
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Tropes and the Renewal of Your Imagination
In all cultures there are patterns of telling stories that become so common that the audience can easily recognize and even anticipate them
Kevin Keating
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Project-Based Learning, Bible Art, & Gen Z: 7 Ways PBL Can Transform Youth Ministry
Our goal in ministering to Gen Z shouldn’t simply be to feed our students on Scripture today; it should be to help them develop the skills..
Kevin Keating
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12 Bible Movie (and TV) Adaptations for Easter and Passover: The Chosen (2019) & Jesus His Life
...it’s clear that The Chosen is Bible Art intended to undergird and support the gospel accounts rather than undermining them.
Kevin Keating
Mar 25, 20196 min read
17 Surprising Influences on Bible Art & Adaptation (Part 3)
Until relatively recently, Bible artists could assume that most people were relatively familiar with the stories that they adapted.
Kevin Keating
Mar 18, 20196 min read
17 Surprising Influences on Bible Art & Adaptations (Part 2)
Bible Art doesn’t need to be subversive in order for it to have a different purpose than its source. The Jesus Storybook Bible differs from
Kevin Keating
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17 Surprising Influences on Bible Art and Adaptations (Part 1)
Depictions of certain biblical scenes or characters is often so prevalent and so uniform that the creators of Bible Art don't even realize..
Kevin Keating
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I Was Saved Through Art
I can hardly overstate how important Bible Art has been in my faith – it was literally the tool that God used to convert me.
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