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'A.D. The Bible Continues' Episode 2

Review: Series Continues to Stay True
to Scripture
By Sami K. Martin
April 12, 2015 | 11:15 pm

"A.D. The Bible Continues"

picked up with the
resurrection of Jesus Christ in
the second episode of the
(Photo by: Joe Alblas/LightWorkers Media/NBC)

miniseries on Sunday night,

A scene from the new NBC series, A.D.: The Bible

and used the gospels of

Continues, which airs on 12 consecutive Sundays

Matthew 28 and John 20 to

beginning Easter weekend 2015.

continue to tell the story of

mass confusion and conflict.

A confrontation between Pilate and Caiaphas, set while Caiaphas is

bathing, shows the immense power dynamic between the two. Not to
mention that all of the Roman authorities are panicked by the "loss" of
Jesus' body, which they believe to be an open act of defiance. As the two
men argue over what must be done to protect their honor and authority,
Caiaphas' ultimate fear begins to show and is masterfully presented by
actor Richard Coyle. He is not in fear of losing his position but more in fear
of losing his life at the hands of Pilate, whom he convinced to have Jesus
killed.
"We found nothing, and everything," the disciple John says before walking
away from the empty tomb.

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Chipo Chung's honest portrayal of Mary Magdalene's love, grief, and

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at Jesus' tomb is soon turned to an overwhelming joy as Jesus
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utters her name for the first time. Her face shows the transformation of
emotions, and her trembling as she tells the disciples for the first time that
Jesus has risen adds a layer of honesty in her storytelling. Chung is the one
to break the news to Jesus' mother, Mary, whose face visibly changes from
a mother's grief to the ultimate relief as she is one of two who fully believed
her son's words.
It was quite an undertaking to stay faithful to the Bible, but the directors did
so ... even having Jesus be present behind locked doors with the disciples
and gone the next in accordance with the biblical text. Thomas (aka
doubting Thomas) directly states what it will take for him to believe and
seems to pout because he was not included in Jesus' intiial interaction with
the disciples post-resurrection. However, Jesus does appear to his follower
just long enough for him to believe before disappearing again.
And, as politics are never far from the situation, the Romans descend upon
the disciples' hideout, forcing them to flee, but things take a different turn for
the guards, perhaps showing the frustration that the peole felt being overrun
and abused by the government. Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of
Jesus also appear willful and adamantly withhold the information the
leaders demand. Even Joseph of Arimathea stands up to Caiaphus for his
seeming betrayal with the murder of Jesus and the desecration of his tomb,
and as he puts it, "You smothered a Jewish flame with Roman oil."
These moments of chaos are directly contrasted with the disciples on a
boat, fishing in the sea. They appear relaxed, tranquil, and the setting is
more beautiful than the city that has descended into chaos. And Peter's joy
at being fully reunited with Jesus is a wondrous occasion, full of lightness
not before seen in the series.
The interaction between Juan Pablo di Pace (Jesus) and Adam Levy (Peter)
is a testimony to the acting in this series. Whilst Caiaphus and Pilate
struggle over power and authority, Jesus gives his power to a not-yetunderstanding Peter. It's excellent writing and storytelling at its most
complex, yet viewers must be prepared for CGI to become a regular part of
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the series as the Holy Spirit "joins" the cast.

"A.D." airs Sunday nights on NBC.

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