Are (at least somewhat reverential) highly imaginative movies and books about Bible characters a good thing?

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Whether in media (The Chosen) or in writing (like Max Lucado, for example), there seems to be a trend of blending fiction/speculation with Bible content. When this is done irreverently, I think we all agree it would be wrong. But, in the cases of the above, it is not. This is quite different from prophetic fiction (an attempt to create fiction within a theological frame but with the clear understand the story itself is fiction). How do you feel about that? What are the proper limits of imagination when dealing with Bible narrative?

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Bert Perry

Tue, 12/03/24 1:57 pm

A matter of context

My take on "creative" interepretations of Scripture is that with our distance from the ancient cultures, those who attempt this always seem to get something wrong, and that it can even introduce theological errors into the church.

OK, yes, I'm a fan of Veggie Tales--at least what it was 15-20 years back--so I'm not 100% there, but when one tries to do serious, adult versions, something is inevitably lost, or worse, added.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.