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’Beasts of the Bible’ featured in Animal Planet®
26-03-2010
For the first time, Biblical scholars, historians, archaeologists, cryptozoologists (krip-toe-zoo-ologists), and herpetologists (her-pet-ologists), guide an investigation into the creatures described in the Bible in a made-for-TV documentary, reports Michael Ireland, chief correspondent, ASSIST News Service.
The new documentary BEASTS OF THE BIBLE is the latest offering from Associated Producers (The Naked Archaeologist and The Exodus Decoded) and will premiere on Animal Planet Thursday, April 1st at 8:00 p.m. ET.
This study results in a thought-provoking and stirring film that will bring viewers closer to faith and clarity in the Biblical text.
A media release explains that creatures such as the serpent that tempted Eve, the "big-fish" that swallowed Jonah, the "snake" that triggered the Biblical exodus, and the four-headed multi-creature angel that appeared to the prophet Ezekiel are hunted down.
This special "brings greater understanding to the creatures found in the pages of Scripture. Viewers will discover new spiritual insights in this state-of-the-art two-hour documentary."
"In BEASTS OF THE BIBLE we took a fresh, faithful approach both visually and intellectually to the iconic Biblical stories that all of us know," said Producer Ric Esther Bienstock (Bee-en-stock).
"I think audiences will be truly surprised by the information we've uncovered about some of the beasts they have been hearing about since childhood."
Producer Simcha (Sim-kah) Jacobovici (Ya-KOH-boh-vitch) adds, "Did you know that, when facing Pharaoh, it is not Moses that throws down his staff; it is his brother Aaron and, according to the original Hebrew, it did not turn into a snake but a crocodile?
"Since the Egyptians worshipped the crocodile god - Sobek, when Aaron's crocodile swallowed up the Egyptian crocodiles, Pharaoh understood that the God of Israel was more powerful than his entire pantheon. All this is lost if the Hebrew word ‘tanin' is mistranslated as ‘snake' instead of ‘crocodile.'"
Described as "both an intensely visual and cerebral experience," the documentary uses a variety of envelope-pushing 3D CGI techniques to bring the Bible's miraculous beasts to life in an in-depth historical, archaeological and scientific investigation of their existence.
The featuired experts uncover fascinating insights about Biblical animals that have never been told.
The media release says that BEASTS OF THE BIBLE "is multilayered mystery-solving at its best as investigators delve into the origins of mysterious Biblical animals and examine the scientific facts behind their existence."
Shot on location in Brazil, Egypt, Israel, Canada and the U.S., this eye-popping film faithfully narrates Scripture, decodes ancient writings, unlocks the hidden meanings inside the symbols, and uncovers the most famous and mysterious creatures of all time.
"There is truth behind the beasts," and "mysteries are solved," the film concludes.
BEASTS OF THE BIBLE was produced by Associated Producers Ltd., in association with Animal Planet in the U.S. and Vision TV in Canada.
Written and directed by Graeme Ball, Producers are Ric Esther Bienstock and Felix Golubev. Executive Producer is Simcha Jacobovici, and Melinda Toporoff is the Executive Producer for Animal Planet.
Toronto-based Associated Producers Ltd. has produced documentary films for practically every major broadcaster in the world and has won almost every available industry award. The most recent is the 2010 Wilbur Award for Documentary from the Religion Communicators Council; making two Wilburs now.
Other awards include: a Gold Medal from the International Documentary Festival of Nyon, a Certificate of Special Merit from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles, a Genie Award, three U.S. Cable Ace Awards, two Gemini Awards, an Alfred I. Dupont-Columbia University Award, a British Broadcast Award, a Royal Television Society Award, the Edward R. Murrow Award and an unprecedented three Emmys for "Outstanding Investigative Journalism" in 1995, 1996 and 2007.
ANIMAL PLANET MEDIA (APM), a multi-media business unit of Discovery Communications, is the world's only entertainment brand that immerses viewers in the full range of life in the animal kingdom with rich, deep content via multiple platforms and offers animal lovers and pet owners access to a centralized online, television and mobile community for immersive, engaging, high-quality entertainment, information and enrichment.
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