The science vs the bible book of eli

Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the judges and serving god at the tabernacle in shiloh, a city near the hill country of ephraim 1 samuel 1. Big screen bible study the book of eli downloadable. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children. The book of eli is not so much about the book he carries but about restoration of the soul.

Denzel washington is a man on a mission in the book of eli. Now, if you go looking your bible for the book of eli, you wont find one. Solaris asks about the book and eli replies that it is the only copy because some people made it their business to destroy it, even blaming war on the bible. The book of eli is sort of the boiling point of this science fiction concept, a combination of last years the road and george millers the road warrior. The book of eli is a wellacted movie with striking cinematography. The book of eli is a parable about the battle for the bible in a postapocalyptic america that speaks profoundly to the battle for the bible in contemporary america. Washington, a twotime academy award winner widely known in hollywood for his christian beliefs, portrays a lone warrior making his way across a desolate american landscape defending the worlds last remaining copy of.

Therefore, he has seen and knows the power of religion and wanted to use it to minipulate the people for his personal gain. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. The book of eli video compilation from movie bible duration. The professional, drexl spivey in true romance, egor korshunov in air force one, mason verger in hannibal, jeanbaptiste emanuel zorg in the fifth element, lord shen in kung fu panda 2, count dracula in bram stokers dracula. My 94 yr old mom was told about the movie titled the book of eli and wanted to read the book. He doesnt know why, he just simply said god told him. Worldview elements of film implications questions biblical parallels the priest eli solara as samuel catholic parallels modern day parallels westward movement american dream what is the place of religion in the life of the common person. The book of eli is the battle for the bible ethics daily. Which bible verses are used in the movie book of eli as. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Apparently, the fascination with all things apocalyptic will continue in 2010, thanks to the book of eli, the third endoftheworld flick released in the past four months. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli.

Her bestselling nonfiction writing book, 2k to 10k. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book. Disclaimer the book of eli is rated r and may not be appropriate for all students. He was the first of the line of ithamar, aarons fourth son 1 chronicles 24. This book was nothing like the movie and after she read the first chapter she burned the book.

Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. In postapocalyptic 2043, a lone hero, eli denzel washington, guards the book of eli a bible which, to his knowledge, is the last bible in the world, which provides knowledge that could redeem society, and the source of all their pain. Baptists and muslims first on black entertainment television and. Hes a biblical character, but his story is tucked in 1 samuel. The book of eli is one of those postapocalyptic action movies that nimbly straddles the line between being dour and ridiculous. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. As recounted by carnegie and eli, bibles are scarce due to a largescale book burning after the falloutmany irrationally blamed. The book of eli is an interesting but exhausting film with few humorous moments. The office remained in his family till the time of abiathar 1 kings 2. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. Eli a free christian bible study resource we hope that this eli article will provide useful information and ideas for those following a bible study plan. This is a post ive actually wanted to make for quite awhile as the book of eli has been on my five greatest movies ever made list ever since i saw it it currently stands at number three. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. See more ideas about the book of eli, denzel washington and movies.

The book of eli presents carnegies mad lust for this book as a direct reflection of how others have gone about using the bible to carry out their agendas. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. On his way, a man who runs a town of survivors of the apparent apocalypse runs into him and follows him to get the book. Ban usury the prophet eli in 1996, the day after the total lunar eclipse, god came to me. God came into my heart, and from there into my mind, giving me the words that are written in the book of eli. As far as biblical symbolism, theres some standard connections between eli in the movie and eli in the bible. It is the best christian movie i have ever seen despite the fact that im sure the writers werent really looking for it. He is carrying around a bible that he believes has a purpose. Alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. He then succeeded in taking the bible, but it was of no use to. Abp the bible plays a starring role in the book of eli, a postapocalyptic action film starring denzel washington that opens in theaters jan. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and.

By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of. The film contains scenes of graphic violence and other material intended for more mature participants. Ever since movie star denzel washington gave a shout out to our documentary different books, common word. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Im not sure that would happen over the brief duration of the film, but maybe he wasnt fully blind in the film, but had learnt brail in the world before so as to better be able to read. I laughed out loud when carnegies goons dumped a sack of books on the floor and the da vinci code and a copy of. Whatever you bring to it, thats what youre going to come out of it with. She also writes action packed, feminist science fiction under the name rachel bach, starting with fan favorite powered armor romance, fortunes pawn. Lecture 22, 1 samuel, eli, ark, samuel, saulflashcard style2017. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. A really old high priest and civil judge in israel. With some perversions of form probably from psalms 22.

But to understand this perspective you have to abandon the way most read the bible, as a constitution of laws, and read it from a perspective of story. Every single day, someone is interpreting the bible to justify their beliefs and actions towards others. Only a christian flick to dogmatic believers, says the films codirector allen hughes. The book of eli, which has a deliberately ugly bleached copper look, is like a videogame mashup of american and spaghetti westerns and japanese samurai flicks. Perhaps this is why the book of eli is such a revelation, in more than one interpretation of the word.

Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. It is eli who put these words on the internet, and later in the book by the same name. The story is decidedly christian, although the violence is extreme, hence the r rating. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Writing faster, writing better, and writing more of. In the bible, eli grew gradually more blind, from partial sight up to the stage of his eyes were set so he could not see. God tells him to take the book west, where it will be safe.

As recounted by carnegie and eli, bibles are scarce due to a largescale book burning after the falloutmany irrationally blamed christianity as a cause of the war. Rachel aaron is the author of seven fantasy novels, including the bestselling urban fantasy about dragons in detroit, nice dragons finish last. God spoke to eli to find the book, bible, and transport it to a safe haven. In the movie the book of eli why was the bible so important. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. Eli says that the bible in his possession is not just any book. I laughed out loud when carnegies goons dumped a sack of books. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. You will understand why washingtons character goes to such extremes to protect the book. When carnegie finally located eli, he advised eli to give the bible to him. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of.

He is blind and owns the last copy of the bible on earth which is in braille. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. This article about eli, together with other tools, activities, aids and materials and are designed to be used by an individual or a christian bible study group. God told me many things, which are written in the book of eli. Some may find the film worth sitting through simply for its. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. The bible that eli carries is hardbound, with a locking brass clasp.

After getting his hands on the bible, carnegie gary oldman shoots eli denzel washington. The lamp of god had not yet gone out, and samuel was lying down in the house of the lord, where the ark of god was. It offers a serious science fiction film in an era which has almost exclusively embraced a. The book of eli is the first hughes brothers movie that feels stripped of drama, imagination, sensibility.

This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. The forms of the first word as translated vary in the two narratives, being in mark as first above and in mt as in second reading. Its the first movie the hughes brothers albert and allen have. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not.