'A.D. The Bible Continues' Review: A Biblically Accurate Adventure With a Diverse Cast
"A.D. The Bible Continues" premieres on Sunday, April 5, to coincide with the Easter holiday. It's a time of celebration for Christians, and the new series from Mark Burnett and Roma Downey captures the turmoil and emotions of those witnesses to the death and resurrection of Jesus the Christ.
The series opens with the final moments of Jesus' life played out: charges of blasphemy brought by the High Priest, Pontius Pilate washing his hands of accountability in Jesus' death, and the crucifixion. Viewers are introduced to a man desperately trying to spare his own life in the midst of accusations and absolute turmoil.
One problem, though, is that unless a viewer is familiar with the biblical account of the resurrection, the characters may seem confusing, given that their names are not used until much later in the episode. How can one distinguish between Herod and Pilate, John and Peter, all key figures in the post-resurrection story? Hopefully this will be resolved and made more clear as the series moves along.
However, Claudia, Pontius Pilate's wife was a stand-out character who had some memorable dialogue.
"Killing Him won't be the end of it," Claudia warns her husband Pilate as he is deciding whether to sentence Jesus to death.
This was one of the best lines in the episode, as she takes a stand against her husband's actions and openly defies him. This is also the case with Joseph of Arimathea, another sympathetic character whose sympathy for Jesus and Mary, His mother, is rare given the mood of the time. The simple act of offering his own tomb for Jesus to be buried in is heart-wrenching since Mary has just seen her baby boy brutally executed. It's a sincerely touching moment. There are intense performances by each and every cast member who bring an additional element to the series.
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LMAO, you took the words right out of my mouth.
Nah, nah.. dem Hebrews,,,,notin' but trouble I tell ya Pharaoh....
Quiz.. today is also Passover (otherwise known as the Last Supper). What is the book read at Passover, and what did Jesus offer as his body? What significance do this offering have to Jews at Passover?
You're in a bright and sunny mood jwc! LMAO!
This starts with the death and resurrection of Jesus and proceeds into the founding of the Christian church and the persecution that follows. The mini series basically covers what is said in the first ten chapters of Acts according to the producers as said on Hannity's America. They hope to go further into the New Testament church on future mini series.
And as a christian, it is as accurate and truthful as you want to believe it is.
One must remember, you are talking Hollywood here, therefore I'll go with what I know and most hollywood history is way below historical accuracy standards.
Besides, most Christians and even whole churches before King James couldn't even agree on which books were in the bible and which weren't. The King James version is exactly that, a VERSION, the first officially government sanctioned version at that. What you have today, is a hollywood sanctioned version, one of many.
Welcome to the truth.