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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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Top 5 Bible Adaptation News Stories of 2024
2024 was another big year for Bible adaptation. As The Chosen continues to gain momentum, we are finally beginning to see the giant wave of
Kevin Keating
Dec 22, 20249 min read
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The Promised Land Pilot: Recap & Review
The Promised Land adapts the biblical story of the Exodus but with a twist: instead of giving us a straight dramatic retelling, the show app
Kevin Keating
Jul 16, 20247 min read
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Following The Chosen: House of David, The Promise Land, Testament, & the New Wave of Bible Shows
The Chosen is no longer the only Bible show in town. In just the past week, there's been a lot of news related to several Bible-based proje
Kevin Keating
Jun 21, 20244 min read
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Introducing The Bible-Verse Project
Have you ever said to yourself, “I wish the creators of The Chosen would adapt THAT biblical story?” Me too. That’s why I recently gathered
Kevin Keating
May 11, 20248 min read
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Deliver Us! (The Chosen Season 4 Promo)
A new promo for The Chosen Season 4 was released on Monday January 9 during the College Football National Championship. The Season 4 Promo o
Kevin Keating
Jan 9, 20244 min read
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When You Finish The Chosen: 5 More Bible Films to Watch and Discuss with Your Small Group
If your group has been watching and studying The Chosen from the beginning, there's a good chance that you'll finish all the current episode
Kevin Keating
Sep 24, 20237 min read
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Season 1: The Purpose of Israel? (Adapting Exodus)
When I began working on my theoretical TV adaptation of the Book of Exodus, I made the decision to take the anti-Moses outlooks that eventua
Kevin Keating
Jan 19, 20215 min read
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Season 1: Moses, Plague-Bringer & Liberator (Adapting Exodus)
One of the values of an adaptation of a biblical story is that it can take difficult-to-believe story elements like this and weave around t
Kevin Keating
Dec 21, 20203 min read
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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
Kevin Keating
Dec 7, 20204 min read
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Season 1: Moses, the Murderer (Adapting Exodus)
From a narrative standpoint, it makes sense that the sudden revelation of Moses' identity could lead him to murder. Even so, I find it much
Kevin Keating
Nov 30, 20202 min read
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Season 1: Baby Moses in a Basket (Adapting Exodus)
The genocide of the Israelite infants and the escape of baby Moses in a basket is one of the most iconic stories in the entire Bible. And ye
Kevin Keating
Nov 22, 20202 min read
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Season 1: Magicians, Appeasers, & Revolutionaries (Adapting Exodus)
The high altitude of the biblical narratives poses another problem/opportunity for characterization in a visual medium. A written narrative
Kevin Keating
Nov 9, 20208 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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