Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Labels: their people are envious of Gilboa’s economic success, Turns out that Gath doesn’t want a truce either
The truce is broken during an encounter between Gilboan and Gathian troops. King Silas appears in person to defuse the situation. Sheppard’s trip to Shiloh is cancelled by him when he sees a sign held by someone in the accompanying crowd saying “don’t go.” We learn, during a conversation with his detained predecessor some unpleasant details of Silas’ rise to power. Silas has a long conversation with Sheppard about his romance with the princess, during which Silas decides that Sheppard is trustworthy after all and cancels the assassination plans, almost not soon enough. Silas has a sit-down with the Gath military commander. Turns out that Gath doesn’t want a truce either, their people are envious of Gilboa’s economic success, in particular the development of Shiloh. In a surprise move, Silas offers Shiloh to them, telling them to improve on it. Tune in next Sunday.
soap-opera: David in 1st & 2nd Samuel
It looks like many other prime time soap operas (intrigue, power struggles, sex) but this one is set in the modern day "mythical" Royal Kingdom of Gilboa. The kingdom is at war, and young David Shepherd rises in the military to become a new national hero - one who gives hope to the people. It looks like a really cool show. But I'm also a bit nervous about it. Will it be anything close to accurate to the biblical story, or will people become even more misinformed about the Bible? I think it will be an excellent opportunity for a weekly small-group or class to talk about. No info is on the site about when the show will premier.
What do you make of the fact that it paralells the story of King David in the Bible? Is NBC really doing a whole series based on a biblical character? Will they actually tell his story even close to accurately? There is certainly a lot of-behavior in David's biography. Remember Goliath? Remember Bathsheba? They are referenced on the web site. It looks like they have a Jonathan, too. (You can read about David in 1st & 2nd Samuel) I hope NBC will do a good job, and will mostly paralell the biblical story. Would it be a good or a bad thing if major networks start telling Bible stories in prime time? What do you think?
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