A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Bible verses about eli 31 passages king james version. In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. The book of eli its a dead, dead, dead, dead world, and denzel washington is bringin holy back as he sets out to both protect the bible and spread the word on his way out west, believing it holds the secret to humanitys revival and survival. A godly man appears whose name is eli and he walks in the light and faith of christ as one can see by the quoting of scripture he often cites and the fact that he is called to protect and preserve the only copy of the bible that has endured the war.
Eli is used as a feminine namemost often as a nickname for elisabet or elin. World ends, word goes on in the book of eli 2010 18. Narrated in english, following the new international version of the scripture, while the actors speak in aramaic. Positive online response to his music encouraged him to release his first album, the selftitled eli lieb, independently on october 25, 2011. Spoiler alert book of eli why does everyone want a bible. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. All these themes, dystopian society, censorship, and freedom of the individual, are addressed in the 1967 vineyard films universal version of fahrenheit 451. Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him. Already an avid believer in the bible but this movie clinches it to heart even more. Threatening to kill solara, carnegie forces eli to surrender the bible before shooting him. No point being able to download the book of eli only to watch the flickering images or see it in poor resolution. Book of eli reboots zardoz for the twentyfirst century.
Trivia goofs crazy credits quotes connections soundtracks. While eli is a full name on its own, it can be a shortened form of elijah, elias, eliezer, or even elliot. 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. If she talked about her work, shed tell you she only pilfers organs for. Throughout this movie, it is said that elis bible is the only one remaining.
But to understand this perspective you have to abandon the way most read the bible, as a constitution of laws, and read it from a perspective of story. The film opens with a really riveting scene, slowly panning across a wooded area covered in ash, and with more ash still falling from the sky. Tanach is the hebrew bible, the old testament of the king james version, meaning part of a bible was already found, but its likely no one knew how to. Taken inside, eli is revealed to be blind, and dictates the new king james version of the bible. Carnegie sees the book as a means of controlling people and their loyalties, as many false. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales. In the bible, the high priest eli was blind, and some might say that there are. Several scenes differentiate between the jesus film and the new media bible version explaining continuity as both versions have different shots, angles, and scenes of the same story. Hot on the heels of the better if even more depressing the. It is the best christian movie i have ever seen despite the fact that im sure the writers werent really looking for it to be christian.
At the same time, this true believer doesnt hesitate to put up a fight when challenged. Some scripture referencescategories courtesy of open bible. And the two sons of eli, hophni and phinehas, the priests of the lord, were there. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo western action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals.
Produced by joel silver, denzel washington, broderick johnson, andrew a. Nine years later, hughes brothers picture apocalypse picture a bleak, postapocalyptic american wasteland where nearly all of humanity has been wiped out save for a solitary, dustcovered man. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel wash. Is billy bob thornton the white chip on the shoulder version of denzel washington. Topics and verses are autogenerated from user searches. The protagonist, quite unwittingly and unwillingly, becomes the spark for the rise of a new civil society. The book of eli is not so much about the book he carries but about restoration of the soul. He restores my soul he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake, though i walk through the valle. The book of eli wasnt bad but i felt it was a little hokeygimmicky. Samantha is a professional seductress and con artist with a heart of gold. They are accurate, easy to understand, and beautifully illustrated. This section gives a chance for young people to explore some of those questions by looking at four themes that the film raises. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. Nicki swift what you dont know about denzel washingtons.
As an actor, producer and director, hes made his mark on the film. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. This is a post ive actually wanted to make for quite awhile as the book of eli has been on my five greatest movies ever made list ever since i saw it it currently stands at number three. Four times the author identifies himself as john 1. Jan 23, 2010 nine years later, hughes brothers picture apocalypse picture a bleak, postapocalyptic american wasteland where nearly all of humanity has been wiped out save for a solitary, dustcovered man. The genesis story of creation is understandable and fascinating even to young children. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. So i guess, in my case, it suffered from a kind of shark tale vs. In 2009 he began his career recording covers of popular songs and posting them on youtube. 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.
And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the lord of hosts in shiloh. In the movie the book of eli, eli recites a verse from the bible to solara the girl when they are on their way to the west and are kind of hiding from the guy who wants the bible. If your question is not about the movie itself but about the book denzel washingtons fictional character eli carried, that book is a braille publication of the king james version of the bible. Apr 18, 2014 the story of the movie the book of eli is about a lonesome drifter eli in a post apocalyptic world. Throughout the movie, eli dramatically quotes bible verses, like this reference to genesis 3. Its been many years since i read either, but the memories are good, if dim. True stories taken from the worlds greatest book, the bible, provide a history of the world from creation onward.
He was the first of the line of ithamar, aarons fourth son 1 chronicles 24. The good samaritan in the jesus film is completely different the new media bible version using different actors. Eli offenbart, dass er im besitz einer kingjamesbibel sei. The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens. Download the book of eli full movie download full movies. Critical essays comparison of the book and film versions of fahrenheit 451. A dramatic presentation of the bible from new media bible, and producer john heyman. Which bible verses are used in the movie book of eli as. Elis descent is not given in 1 chronicles 6, because after the judgment on elis family the priestly line was reckoned through aarons other son eleazar.
Knowing god an extraterrestrial message chuck missler. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Why the movie is titled the book of eli on the surface, one would think the movie is titled the book of eli because of the book the bible he carries. How the idol fell down before the ark from hurlbuts bible stories for children the bible story of eli. In the movie, eli is alone, finding what he can survive on. My book of bible stories read online or download free. Nine years later, hughes brothers picture apocalypse. According to the holman bible dictionary, samuel was a personal name in the ancient near east meaning, sumu is god but understood in israel as the name is god, god is exalted, or son of god.
So the man came to tell it in the city, and all the city cried out. And in 2010 the academy award winning actor starred in the postapocalyptic scifi hit the book of eli, where he fought to protect a king james version of the bible, which was portrayed as a. Again, you can do all the samurai references with loan wolf and as you said theres kind of a classic mythic master and apprentice relationship going on through the film. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. In fact, the couple worked together on an audio version of the bible called the bible experience. In davids day, after the slaughter of the house of ahimelech 1 sam 22. When they spoke to cbs news about just what it was that drew them to the project, they both spoke about their steadfast belief that any answer to any problem could be found in the pages of the good book, and that participating in making an audio. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. Dec 08, 2017 the book of revelation read by alexander scourby. Need help finding a bible verse from the book of eli. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to.
In american culture, those who named their sons elijah are usually those who come from the bible belt the southern part of the us and those familiar with the prophet. Ive been looking on the internet, but have ad no luck. When eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, what does the noise of this commotion mean. Especially just after watching the road, a film that, to me, seemed to be a much more gripping post apocalyptic tale. The book of eli dvd 2009 this is probably one of the most highly underrated movies of 2010 due to the overwhelming surge of 3d films brought on by avatar which was out around the same time of this film. Jesus also known as the jesus film is a 1979 biblical drama film directed by peter sykes and john krish, and produced by john heyman. And i am come down to d eli ver them out of the hand of the egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. Denzel washington plays eli named for the old testament prophet, a loner carrying the worlds last surviving copy. Eli doesnt fall for that, but does get her to pray with him before eating, and unintentionally allows her to see his valued book, although she cant read, much like everyone else. Washington, a twotime academy award winner widely known in hollywood for his christian beliefs, portrays a lone warrior making his way across a desolate american landscape defending the worlds last. The book of eli kindle edition by moffie, sam, bastiens, devra. As recounted by carnegie and eli, bibles are scarce due to a largescale book burning after the falloutmany irrationally blamed. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of eli.
The book of eli, purpose of bible the book youtube. Is denzel washingtons character in the book of eli. Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah. A voice has commanded eli to take the bible west, where it will be the foundation of a new earth. Directed by 2 writing credits 1 cast 62 produced by 14 music by 3 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 1 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1. This will ensure that you can download the book of eli full movie quickly and watch within the next hour. 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 book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the.
The book is also known as harbuts story of the bible told for young and old. A montage of deleted scenes on the dvd include a scene where claudia reads the braille bible to carnegie as he lies on his deathbed. When he came, behold, eli was sitting on his seat by the road eagerly watching, because his heart was trembling for the ark of god. With henry ian cusick, daniel kash, christopher plummer, stuart bunce. Should an actor, who claims to already know and feel the character theyre. Denzel washington protects the book of eli christian cinema. The bible eli has is what appears to be the last version around i think it was the king james, if i recall correctly. Next, ensure that the movies are all of dvd quality. Abp the bible plays a starring role in the book of eli, a postapocalyptic action film starring denzel washington that opens in theaters jan. The book of eli is first and foremost a hollywood film that is offering a thought provoking and exciting version of the future, but it does also touch on some important ideas about faith and god. Harbuts story of the bible contains the famous and great stories in their connected order forming a continuous history of the bible and its. Meg ryan, darcy carden, sam richardson, and others. Apr, 2014 a godly man appears whose name is eli and he walks in the light and faith of christ as one can see by the quoting of scripture he often cites and the fact that he is called to protect and preserve the only copy of the bible that has endured the war. Elkanah also had another wife who bore him children.
Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. From as early as justin martyr in the second century a. In jesus, the life of jesus christ is depicted, primarily using the gospel of luke as the main basis for the story. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. In the old testament, eli was the high priest and last judge of israel, who trained the prophet samuel. Jan 23, 2010 the book of eli is basically 300 with western iconography. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe. This summary of the book of revelation provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of revelation. He says something like the lord is my shepherd i dont know, but i could really use some help. As recounted by carnegie and eli, bibles are scarce due. Biography, facts and information about eli the following info provides a concise biography with facts and information about eli.
The story of jesus life as told by the apostle john, narrated by christopher plummer. King james bible king james version kjv search the bible select a. It is funny that one of the last shots shows the printed bible being put on a shelf among important books of. Elkanah also had another wife peninnah who bore him. Book of revelation read, study bible verses online. Jul 18, 2010 the title, book of eli, immediately gave me the impression that the bible has something to do with it. The story of the movie the book of eli is about a lonesome drifter eli in a post apocalyptic world. Nov 23, 2018 eli lieb born elias howard lieb on september 11, 1979 is an american pop singersongwriter. If a verse or topic does not belong, please contact us. After the newly printed bible is put on the shelf, beside it, there is a book with a hebrew headline saying tanach. Samuel worked under eli in the service of the shrine at shiloh. This is being aired by permission of the holder litchfield associates, all rights. Carnegie the leader reveals his purpose to the gang. Her forced description of that, however, alerts carnegie that eli possesses the book he so covets, the bible, but the traveler wont part with it.
In the first book of samuel which we are reading now in daily mass, we see are rather stunning portrait of poor parenting and poor priestly leadership in the person of of high priest of the sanctuary at shiloh, eli. So hannah rose up after they had eaten in shiloh, and after they had drunk. The movie sucked donkey genitals, but the book is quite a good read. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west. Its the last copy of the bible on earth, and people battle over it albeit we dont know its the bible until the very end.
With richard kiley, brian deacon, niko nitai, mosko alkalai. Not only does it have the same gratuitous slow motion violence as the 2007 hit, but it even has the same yellowtinted color scheme. Denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson. By patti maguire armstrong patti maguire armstrong is an awardwinning author and was the managing editor and coauthor of ascension press bestselling amazing grace series. The book of eli 2010 cast and crew thirty years after war turned the world into a wasteland, a lone warrior named eli denzel washington marches across the. My usual forum is not endofworld type movies, but i am legend captured me. Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the lord continue reading the story of eli.
Although the film reiterates the themes and basis of the book, there are many differences to contrast. Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Washington protecting the last copy of a very important book. He comes across a woman with a broken cart asking for help. Alcon entertainments action adventure film the book of eli is a warner bros. The bible that eli carries is hardbound, with a locking brass clasp. Elis mission was to get it to this place although he didnt know what the place was until he got there, which was a printing press type of place. The life and toils of jesus christ, depicted as written in the gospel of john. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of. The book of eli stars denzel washington as a lone wanderer, making his away across a postnuclear holocaust america, scavenging and scraping to survive and well adept at it. Well, it was a difficult one because she really is the key relationship to eli. In the movie the book of eli, was the character played by denzel.