Searching for a King: Israel's United Kingdom

PROS

+ They do a great job connecting the Bible to actual real places in Israel, and consider many very interesting details.

+ Inclusion of many biblical passages. It is beautiful to see the producers having gone along with the Bible and not treating it as an afterthought and in a purely academic manner as seen so many times in similar documentaries.

NEUTRAL o The protagonists are honest when it comes to speculations (e.g. It could also be another shaft, but you will certainly get a close to accurate image). This was very positive to see. Nevertheless, there had been a couple of speculations not declared as such, e.g. It was declared that the Dead Sea Scrolls come from the Essenes, while others declare this to be speculation.

CONS

• None.

QUOTE OF THE MOVIE

"Faith is a venture based on evidence.

Evidence adequate enough to justify the decision to leap.

Evidence adequate enough to create hope in the success of leaping.

I would say that my job as an apologist is to encourage responsible leaping.

I try to show that the leap is not hopeless, that you can reach the other side, that many have done it before you, that the dangers below aren't as great as you think.

Beyond this however the apologist can't go. I present the evidence. You must decide to leap."