Mark Burnett Readies 'The Bible' for History Channel

Newton Minnow said, way back in 1961 that Television was a great wasteland....... this proves his point!

I will be sure to watch each hour. It will be very interesting to see how he handles subjects that can have
multiple interpretations. May God bless this finished project.

I am l@@king forward to watching the Bible series......I just hope that it is a FaIr & HONEST depiction of the Bible! This GREAT country really needs to get back on track, so that the RATH from GOD that we are seeing now, (fires, floods, tornados, hurricanes, heavy snows and oil spills) will NOT need to happen in order for GOD's justice to RULE!!! Maybe the general public, just by watching an intriguing and interesting version about God's virtue lessons that He has taught Man on down through the ages, might instill the in the hearts of man, the DESIRE and NEED to correct the path of destruction that AMERICA finds herself in!!! May GOD have mercy on the United States of America!!!!!!!

Should be successful if the producers take the preferable (and safer) route and depict the stories as they are recorded in the Bible... or, if the dramatized narrative clearly indicates which is recorded history, and which is speculative. If it strays from the recorded text, then it should no longer be called "the Bible." I wish them well with this project.

Cool! My fav bible story would have to be the one where god drowned the whole world.

I think its great and I will watch it.

Personally, I would look forward to the show & will surely watch it. I agree with the comments about staying true to the scriptural account, vs adding sensationalism in an attempt to draw a larger audience. It is likely that a large percentage of viewers will be those who believe in the authenticity of scripture, and that audience will be quickly lost if this turns out to be a hollywood facsimile. In any case, I whole-heartedly applaud the project, and am glad to see more wholesome, and hopefully educational programming. I look forward to this series!

Independently, General Josephus, who was captured by the Roman Army and later wrote the history of the Jewish people mentions in his writings that a Great Prophet (Named Jesus) walked the land around Jerusalem who did astounding miracles and feats of magic, he was the talk of the town including Roman Soldiers and Citizens, foreigners and Jews alike.

It's great to see that other people share the same opinion about the History Channel.

Hey fentex, I think you need to come to know the LORD JESUS CHRIST as personal saviour!!! It is this type of thinking that got our country in this mess in the first place. Put Jesus back into our schools and back into our government and our individual lives and things will get better. We will be better for it. Paul said in Romans 10:13 Whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved. We all need a saviour, and His name is JESUS!!!!