A three-part documentary about one of the Bible’s most famous characters has soared to number one on Netflix.
The Testament: The Story of Moses (TV-14) launched on Netflix on March 27th and immediately took the top spot among TV shows, beating out other titles packed with edgier content and significantly less family-friendly. I pushed it away. This documentary series tells the story of Moses through reenactments and also includes interviews with pastors, rabbis, and other experts. It includes a variety of perspectives, including Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, but the historical Christian perspective is well represented.
It was the No. 1 TV series on Netflix for the week of March 25, according to . Netflix data.
jewish website forward It noted that Netflix’s top 10 lists “often include soap operas, crime series, and a number of reality shows.” Love Is Blind, Ultimatum, Too Hot To Handle — each competing to be more shitty than the last. ”
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“The way the show’s experts talk about Exodus often feels very Jewish,” Forward said.
“They refer extensively to midrash. They do grammatical analysis and break down Hebrew roots,” Forward said. “At one point, commentators discussed the fact that the word for the basket in which Moses floated the Nile was the same word for Noah’s ark.”
Christian perspectives are also discussed. During the series’ depiction of an Israelite family covering their doorpost with blood, viewers learn that for Christians, “this is a foreshadowing of the New Testament and Jesus Christ, the blood of the Lamb, the sacrifice of the Lamb. , you will learn that it is the only thing. His blood will save you. ” When the Hebrews cross the Red Sea, the Bible depicts the event as a miracle of God rather than an event of nature, says an on-screen expert.
Creator and executive producer Kelly McPherson previously told Christian Headline that she wanted the series to honor different traditions.
“If you’re coming to this story, you know it well; [and] I’m going to grow with it, I hope it feels different, I feel like I might learn something I didn’t know. [and] It still moves you the same way,” he said. “If you approach it without having any real knowledge about it, [I hope] They think, “This is a wonderful, moving story.” ”
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Michael Faust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His story was published in Baptist Press. Christianity Today, Christian Poecent, of leaf chronicle, of toronto star and of knoxville news sentinel.
