Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites : By the River of Babylon (2003)
Directed by Carl Byker / Mitch Wilson
Genres - Historical Film, Spirituality & Philosophy |
Sub-Genres - Religions & Belief Systems, World History, Biography |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis
Debut: A four-part history of the ancient Jews. Their monotheism and moral code "would change human history as much as any empire that ever existed," says narrator Keith David. Part 1 focuses on Abraham, Moses, David and Jeremiah, but it begins during the Babylonian captivity of the 6th century BC, when the Bible began to take its present shape. "They became a people not by fighting battles but by telling stories," says David. Voices include Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Irons, F. Murray Abraham and Rene Auberjonois.
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Israelites, monotheism, Judaism, kingdom, religion, triumph, re-enactment, Bible, commandment, ethics, exile, God, patriarch, sin, stories, tribe
