tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640137.post4576538827606408911..comments2010-07-14T15:24:56.427-04:00Comments on Standing on the Rock: I Love Historical Fiction Except When I Hate ItJon from Bucksporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01263042828697185129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640137.post-80058642051767459512010-05-14T19:26:41.391-04:002010-05-14T19:26:41.391-04:00Roger-
Thanks as always for stopping by and readin...Roger-<br />Thanks as always for stopping by and reading! I re-read this and it is clear to me what I was saying but obviously not clear to others. I agree with you and I think that it is helpful to people to have fleshed out what life was like in ancient times and to provide more details. I think that they problem comes when your fiction twists historical facts clearly established from primary sources or presents as fact what there are no primary sources to back up.Jon from Bucksporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263042828697185129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640137.post-62715413938253185552010-05-14T16:58:02.558-04:002010-05-14T16:58:02.558-04:00Jon-
I understand the danger of embellishing what...Jon-<br /><br />I understand the danger of embellishing what we know, particularly of Jesus' life for instance, for the sake of bringing Gospel stories to life in movies, plays or fiction. But don't the fleshing out of those stories help bring some closer to Christ by humanizing Him at bit more? I'm torn by this- I've seen some Gospel dramas that I have really enjoyed, and it seems that Christ's actions, words, etc were in line with Biblical teachings. How far is too far with this kind of animation?Roger Canaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02414628173244672818noreply@blogger.com