If there was a sequel to the book of eli, it would be the story of what god did next with his word. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Eli is seated outside by the doorpost of the tabernacle and is rebuking righteous hannah, whom he judges to be drunk, when actually she has been praying extendedly before jehovah there in front of the tabernacle. One crucial note about the story is that it teaches the importance of.
The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. Everybodys talking about what happens after the apocalypse these days. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Unable to read the bible in braille, carnegie gary oldman begs claudia jennifer beals to help him. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli. As you read throughout the bible you see that certain narratives and promises take place over hundreds of years. The book of eli was scripted by gary whitta, a comic book writer and. Now, if you go looking your bible for the book of eli, you wont find one. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. 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. The book of eli is the battle for the bible ethics daily. The book of eli is not to far from a christian movie and in this film the bible plays a very important role. The book of eli 2010 the braille bible scene 910 movieclips.
Book guythe canon was not codified by the council of nicea, despite what dan brown or bart ehrman would have you believe. A video compilation of clips from the movie with information about the bible. 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. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. Threatening to kill solara, carnegie forces eli to surrender the bible before shooting him and leaving him for dead, departing with his caravan. Even better, through several memorable scenes, eli begins to show solara the power of the bible not as a tool for conquest, but as a handbook for living. There was a certain man of ramathaimzophim of the hill country of ephraim whose name was elkanah the son of jeroham, son of elihu, son of tohu, son of zuph, an ephrathite. There are characters from the bible in the book of eli.
Only a christian flick to dogmatic believers, says the films codirector allen hughes. Eli, on the other hand, saw the book as the key to the restoration of society. And there came a man of god to eli and said to him, thus the lord has said, did i indeed reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in egypt subject to the house of pharaoh. There is no ancient book of eli that was written in biblical times, it wasnt included in the bible. One senses the bible was chosen for the book of eli earnestly, but perhaps also to take advantage of its cultural weight. The premise of eli centers around the bible not just as a book or an object of immense cultural value, but as a source of power. Jan 09, 2010 the book of eli sam moffie, devra bastiaens, n a on. Disclaimer the book of eli is rated r and may not be appropriate for all students. The book of eli has an incredible biblical message, which tells the story of elis unwavering faith as he honors god with his.
Abiathar is described by the book of chronicles as being a direct paternal descendant of ithamar. How was that guy practically invincible when they shot him. A really old high priest and civil judge in israel. He describes the central meaning of his book as teaching that one should always do more for others than for oneself. Those verses never really came to life for me until i heard denzel washington cite them in this scene. The bible has gone through many printings in many versions and many languages since 1450 when the first bible was printed, in latin, which was also the first book ever to be printed. Whatever you bring to it, thats what youre going to come out of it with.
At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning. He got his thugs to find the book and found out eli had it so he chased down eli and took the book. Eli tried to avoid troublemakers, but trouble still found him. Jan 15, 2010 this time there s a purpose to the postapocalypse. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli.
He lives on an earth that was fried 30 years before by the sun because of a war that ripped a hole through the ozone layer. There eli encounters the disciples of carnegie gary oldman. There is also an oral tradition of eli, which i have on good authority, and which has helped guide me in the writing of this book. The end of the movie reveals that eli s was definitely not the last bible, since, when malcolm mcdowell places a newly printed copy of the king james bible on the shelf, there is a very visible artscroll tanakh, i. This would explain why redridge looked at the gun after he fired his first shot. There is also reference to where eli is mentioned in the holy bible. There were many obstacles that deterred eli and solar from living out there worldview because carnegie and his men tried to kill them for the bible. Jan 19, 2010 the gospel according to the book of eli. Unlike the road, the book of eli does not linger on the bleak, morose and desolate dying earth. So i went trusting there would be reasons to like the book of eli. There s a tacit understanding that this power can be abused carnegies selfish desire for the book gives voice to christianitys darker historical chapters, but were told, through eli, that the bible is.
Dec 18, 2011 god spoke to eli to find the book, bible, and transport it to a safe haven. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. Eli is the chosen one,carnegie is satan, and the prostitute is mary magdalene. America is a postapocalyptic wasteland and denzel washington is the only selfsufficient badass. The bible contain history of the past, from beginning to end, to put it simply. The bible plays a starring role in the book of eli, a postapocalyptic action film starring denzel washington that opens in theaters jan. When carnegie opened the bible he took from eliit was in braille. This film encompasses all the themes including beauty. Hey all, were going to go through 4 chapters today and trace the life of a man and his two sons. As far as biblical symbolism, theres some standard connections between eli in the movie and eli in the bible. Big screen bible study the book of eli downloadable.
The book of eli bar fight scene with biblical scriptures. There was several foreshadowing moments about this. This is certainly a central focus in christs teaching, however, it is secondary to the central message of the bible. He may have been an exalted priest, but he was a poor parent. His mission, and his journey, are his own gospel, in a sense. The book of eli is kind of like watching the book of mormon filmed and rewritten as a futuristic action movie, except with fewer hot bitches. The book of eli casts bible as a major theme baptist standard. To avoid spoilers in the title of the question, im calling the period from when eli reached the island until solara left for home the end period of the movie. In todays episode, i explores the possibility of a sequel or trilogy of the movie called. The book of eli is the king james version of the holy bible eli tells the guards at the island that he has italthough the edition printed on alcatraz is stamped the new king james version. The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. The world in book of eli while barren and hot, is also filled with brutal killers and savages, but there always appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel.
The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. The bible has gone through many printings in many versions and many languages since 1450 when the first. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the. The first glimpse of eli is given in chapter 1 of first samuel. Jan 01, 2000 there is also a fair amount of action, and because conrad is transported into a parallel universe where god sends his son to earth in modern day society, there is a challenge in trying to connect the experiences eli and his followers go through with the experiences known of jesus from the bible. It provides facts, a biography and information about this famous biblical character for bible study. The gospel according to the book of eli popmatters. The importance of the bible in the book of eli, a film by albert and. The book of eli is sort of the boiling point of this sciencefiction concept, a combination of last years the road and george millers the road warrior. For me, this is the start of something much bigger. Firstly, nuclear armageddon probably went a long way towards destroying a lot of copies of the bible, and most books which are pretty rare.
There is also reference to where eli is mentioned in the hol. There was the residence of eli, the high priest, fourth in line of the unbroken chain of oral law massorah, beginning with moshe rabbeinu and continuing through joshua and pinehas. The movie takes place in the future after an apocalyptic war. And the devil said unto him, all this power will i give thee, and the glory of them. It is possible that eli s copy is the last christian bible, but it is just as likely that eli and the library just happen not to have any other copies. Therefore, he has seen and knows the power of religion and wanted to use it to minipulate the people for his personal gain. There are many legends and rumors of lost books of the bible, but the books were not, in fact, lost. However, the book of judges always mentions the years of oppression in contrast to the period of a judges dispensation. Every book that god intended to be in the bible is in the bible. Eli, denzel washington possesses the last bible still in existence. Denzel washington delivers a convincing portrayal of a christian man who is in possession of the book, and his only purpose is to deliver it somewhere out west. As for the plot, it is still being worked out amongst a few of the people involved but you can expect that it will feature her going from san francisco to new york to deliver some of the special news and information that they had gathered. Jan 15, 2010 there s one in particular hes desperate to find, a book with the power to rally people under his leadershipand eli just happens to have the worlds last remaining copy. Dec 05, 2011 therefore, it makes sense to me that god would have a bigger plan later for his word.
Eli denzel washington, one of humanitys survivors, is heeding the word of the lord to protect the worlds only remaining bible and. In the postapocalyptic biblical thriller the book of eli, denzel washington plays a blind man who feels hes been called by god to carry the. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written. It was there, in the sanctuary of shiloh where hannah, the wife of a prominent levite, elkanah, came to pray for a son. Washington stars as our stolid protagonist, eli, journeying westward with his canteen, a large machete, a couple guns and a special leatherbound book. 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. The title is a reference to both the book that eli carries, and the fact that the book he carries is, in fact, the bible. This eli bible story from the old testament is independent of all the others and can be read separately enabling parents of sunday school teachers to tell the stories randomly or in the order in which the stories appear in the christian holy bible.
There s one in particular hes desperate to find, a book with the power to rally people under his leadershipand eli just happens to have the worlds last remaining copy. The film contains scenes of graphic violence and other material intended for more mature participants. They are a marketing company that only promotes quality entertainment. Jan 14, 2010 they are a marketing company that only promotes quality entertainment. In a very short space of time two postapocalyptic films have been release, the brilliant the road which is aiming for oscar glory, and the action packed the book of eli which is appealing for the mass audience. The book of eli video compilation from movie bible youtube. When eli encounters a group of road bandits, behind them is a tunnel structure with a bold 14. Being a postapocalyptic movie, that writing can be referenced to an apocalyptic book in the bible, revelation. Bible verses about eli bible verses related to eli from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order. Hes a biblical character, but his story is tucked in 1 samuel. In the movie the book of eli why was the bible so important. Just a title of movie, which just shows the chronicles of eli. Eli bible verses in the king james version kjv about eli.
Eli this article contains a free bible study resource on the subject of eli. He restores my soul he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake, though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil for thou art with me. According to the books of samuel, the name of a priest of shiloh, and one of the last israelite judges before the rule of kings in ancient israel. The recognition and respect he earned in public did not extend to his handling of his private affairs. The setting, the story, the events, the behavior are exactly what happens today.
One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. There are no lost books of the bible, or books that were taken out of the bible, or books missing from the bible. Scenes in which eli defends the book with his life are extremely convicting as a christian, and thoughtprovoking for nonbelievers. Eli was on old testament person who had some very modern problems.
If youve actually seen the movie youd know the book of eli is the bible, specifically a braille version of the king james bible owned by the main character whose name is eli. Overall, i really enjoyed this film because it had an interesting concept. Similar to riddick, eli kills when he has to defend himself, and he can be and is ruthless as any other men, only because of that situation he is in. The book of eli bar fight scene with scriptures from the bible showing the power of proclamation. There is no book of eli in the bible although there is a priest called eli see 1sam. As with all good bible stories, eli wins, even if his life is martyred for the sake of. Oscar winner denzel washington, a professing christian, was initially intrigued by the journey his character, eli, is on as he seeks to fulfill the. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Jun 20, 2010 there is no book of eli in the bible although there is a priest called eli see 1sam.
Since i rarely go to movie theaters, ive had to wait until the book of eli was released on dvd. One senses the bible was chosen for the book of eli earnestly, but perhaps also to. It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he. Book of eli 2 2021 rumors, plot, cast, and release date. Jan 11, 2010 this is a story about a man named eli, whos been sent a message, who hears voices from god that told him to take this book, the bible, across the country and to deliver it out west, washington says in a movie trailer posted on, which provides movie clips for churches and ministries to use in their teachings. Eli is both a courier and a missionary, and the title reflects that with the allusion to the books of the apostles book of john, book of peter, etc. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for us.
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