History Channels "The Bible" Last Supper/Communion Scene

[CarolNoel]

I am glad I haven’t wasted my time on watching this. I had too many doubts when I saw Roma was involved.

 

[brb3]

People are so hungry for anything related to Bible. I wish the Church would authorize a Bible History maxi-series on Salvation History…from Genesis to Revelations. Scott Hahn wrote the book on this, from correct Catholic standpoint.

Let Hahn have editorial control over the series …and this would go a long way towards correcting Protestant misunderstandings on scripture, and fostering our Churches Ecumenical aims. It would also be of value to Catholic School Ed …of students & those being Catechized.

EWTN could produce it … someone who knows Mitch Pacwa & Scott Hahn should suggest it get done. Also, Colin Donovan !!!

 

[bmonk]

I think we need to keep in mind that this is a miniseries. They can’t possibly put everything that happened in a couple of shows. If they left something out they showed to put in something they didn’t show, people would still complain.
Also, of course what ever their religious view is will shine through. If you want the Catholic view, talk to a Catholic who has the money to make a TV series.

But some of the ways they edit and rearrange the Gospels are disturbing. They never show Jesus at prayer–not even when he raised Lazarus. They don’t show the choosing of the Twelve. They never show Jesus eating or drinking (as far as I remember) despite his reputation as a glutton and drunkard–except for a sip at the Last Supper, after (according to the Gospels) he had said he would not drink of wine until he drank it new in the Kingdom.

It tends to make Jesus more of a “man fighting City Hall” on his own and less a religious reformer, in union with the Father and founder of the community of the Church. It certainly is not the Jesus I find in the Bible, or in the tradition of the Church.

 

[bazer]

I don’t believe the series addressed the majority of John 6, or it was vague. They mostly addressed the feeding of the 5 thousand…to glaze over this makes this a non-Catholic agenda. Therefore this coming from “Catholic” producers in quite disturbing. Jesus Christ’s depiction in the film was very confusing. Most times he looked confused…many times he switched gears like the Father was updating him or something. Very strange, this made him come off as less Divine to me…very disturbing. The handling of Our Lady The Holy Virgin Mary’s pain in childbirth and her almost comical depiction in her son’s passion (In a designer blue dress?) was twice as disturbing. Who was the Art Director! Pentecost was weak, the Ascension even weaker. As I suspected, they gave Saint John’s Revelation 5 minutes at the end…probably were too tight on budget…showing Our Lady as Queen of Heaven may have made up for much…better luck next time.

 

[irishcolleen45]

I won’t bother to bring up the Last Supper errors since you all covered that already.

Are my husband and I the only ones that thought it was odd that Mary Magdalene was in the boat with the disciples? Where were the rest of the women in the group? That Mary Magdalene seemed to be the prominent woman in the gospels instead of the Blessed Mother? That Jesus went into Lazarus’ tomb instead of calling Lazarus to come out?

That Joseph, Jesus’ foster father, was so young? How would he be able to take care of a young virgin from the Temple? That Gabriel appeared to Mary in the street?

I thought John took the Blessed Mother into his home after Jesus’ death. Why was she leaving after the Resurrection? Wasn’t she in the upper room when the Holy Spirit came?

There were so many errors in this presentation and I can’t understand why Raymond Arroyo was praising it.

 

[GangGreen]

Never trust the Mythory channel. Nothing they present is accurate.