The stories in the Bible were meant to be history, others fiction. But modernity has obscured the original distinction between the two kinds of biblical writing, depriving readers of the depth of the text.
Perhaps surprisingly, this confusion lies at the heart of the History Channel's miniseries "The Bible," which continues the pattern of blurring history and fiction, and thereby misrepresenting the nature of the Bible to its viewers.
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See also...
History's 'The Bible': What The Critics Are Saying
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/historys-bible-what-critics-are-425767
God’s Word, the Greatly Abridged Version
http://tv.nytimes.com/2013/03/02/arts/television/the-bible-mini-series-on-history-channel.html?_r=0&adxnnl=1&src=twrhp&adxnnlx=1362356673-awXJPtbmVF/8tOxepIVGTg
