Mysteries of the Bible A Violent God (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV-14
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

Mysteries of the Bible

A Violent God (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV-14

TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

Both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament contain stories of violent holy wars, murder, and personal rage. What role do scholars see this violence playing in a message whose overall theme is essentially peaceful?

Producers

John Drimmer (produced by) (as John Bliss Drimmer) | David M. Frank (producer)

Composer

Vaughn Johnson (music by)

Editors

Andrew Corwin | Mark Raudonis

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Edit Released

Updated May 6, 1994

Release date

May 6, 1994 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Kiley Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Jurassic Park (1993)
Jean Simmons Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Guys and Dolls (1955)
C. Lynn Batten Self - Univ. of California - LA, California (as Dr. C. Lynn Batten) Self - Univ. of California - LA, California (as Dr. C. Lynn Batten) See fewer	Mysteries of the Bible (1994)
Norman Gottwald Self - New York Theol. Seminary - New York, NY (as Dr. Norman K. Gottwald) Self - New York Theol. Seminary - New York, NY (as Dr. Norman K. Gottwald) See fewer	Mysteries of the Bible (1994)
Susan Niditch Self - Amherst Coll. - Amherst, MA (as Dr. Susan Niditch) Self - Amherst Coll. - Amherst, MA (as Dr. Susan Niditch) See fewer	Satan's Guide to the Bible (2023)
Lawrence Schiffman Self - New York Univ. - New York, NY (as Dr. Lawrence H. Schiffman) Self - New York Univ. - New York, NY (as Dr. Lawrence H. Schiffman) See fewer	Nova (1974)
Daniel Smith-Christopher Self - Loyola Marymount Univ. - LA, California (as Dr. Daniel L. Smith-Christopher) Self - Loyola Marymount Univ. - LA, California (as Dr. Daniel L. Smith-Christopher) See fewer	Mysteries of the Bible (1994)
David Ussishkin Self - Tel Aviv Univ. - Tel Aviv, Israel (as Dr. David Ussishkin) Self - Tel Aviv Univ. - Tel Aviv, Israel (as Dr. David Ussishkin) See fewer	Modern Marvels (1993)
David Wolpe Self - Univ. of Judaism - LA, California (as Rabbi David Wolpe) Self - Univ. of Judaism - LA, California (as Rabbi David Wolpe) See fewer	IRegret