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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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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 25, 202125 min read
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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
Kevin Keating
Jul 4, 20205 min read
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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...
Kevin Keating
Jun 13, 202018 min read
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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
Kevin Keating
Jun 6, 202010 min read
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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.
Kevin Keating
May 30, 202013 min read
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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
May 25, 202011 min read
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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
Kevin Keating
Mar 9, 20207 min read
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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
Apr 29, 201913 min read
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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
Apr 20, 20197 min read
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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 25, 20196 min read
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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
Mar 11, 20194 min read
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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.
Kevin Keating
Mar 8, 20193 min read
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