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Two Christians Made a Show about Jews. It’s Phenomenal.
Batya Ungar-Sargon
March 23, 2025
There’s a new show on Amazon right now that gives the most accurate portrayal of how American Christians see the Jewish people that I have seen in a long time. House of David is a biblical drama from brothers Andy and Jon Erwin, a duo of Christian filmmakers from Alabama. It tells the biblical story of King David, author of the book of Psalms, who was a shepherd, musician, and poet before he came to the throne. And it’s freaking phenomenal. There’s much for Jewish audiences to love. Set in Israel in 1000 BC, the series brings the biblical story to life with compelling characters of the sort the Bible excels at; the show is respectful of the source material while also taking some subtle liberties (Agag, king of the Amalekites—the prototype in Jewish tradition for hatred of the Jewish people—is portrayed as a cannibal, for example). READ MORE
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