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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
Oct 16, 20215 min read
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
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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
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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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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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
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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
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Kevin Keating
Jul 4, 20205 min read
Jesus in The Chosen (Adapting Biblical Characters)
If there's one aspect of The Chosen that elevates it above previous adaptations of the Gospels, it's the portrayal of Jesus. I've discussed
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Kevin Keating
Jun 13, 202018 min read
Simon Peter & Andrew in The Chosen (Adapting Biblical Characters)
Peter is driven by an instinct to survive, even if it means betraying others, and that this instinct is rooted in a lack of faith in God...
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Kevin Keating
Jun 6, 202010 min read
Matthew in The Chosen (Adapting Biblical Characters)
By making Matthew into a person with Aspergers, The Chosen reconciles what might initially seem like desperate character details into a thre
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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...
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Kevin Keating
Mar 9, 20207 min read
The Chosen & The Future of Bible Adaptation, Film, & TV
Instead of abandoning biblical-fidelity, The Chosen demonstrates why adaptations need to lean in and tout their confessional non-mainstream
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Kevin Keating
Mar 11, 20194 min read
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..
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