It starts, as all movies should, with Ralph Fiennes muttering to himself in a miniature recreation of Dahl’s study (I never really begrudged Anderson for being inspired by an anti-Semite, but even less so now that he’s cast Amon Göth to play him). Running 37 minutes long at a full sprint from the moment it starts, “Henry Sugar” recites Dahl’s text almost completely verbatim. On the matter of fidelity, there can be no question. Lucky for us, that rumor was at least half true. Rumor had it that Wes Anderson’s “ The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” - the first of the four Netflix shorts the filmmaker has made from Roald Dahl’s anthology book of the same name - would be such a radically faithful adaptation of its source material that it would ironically feel like something altogether new. Netflix releases the film in select theaters on Wednesday, September 20, and it will be available to stream on Netflix on Wednesday, September 27. One can picture children at their father's or mother's knee.Editor’s note: This review was originally published at the 2023 Venice Film Festival. I can see, though, why this would have been very popular when it was published. And the letters from John?) in a few cities.Īpart from that we skip from Acts to Revelation! I didn't make a note of them on the way, so can't really give examples - though I do remember (given that I've only just read the last few chapters) that the Epistles barely get mentioned except to say that Paul wrote to the people (did he even mention James? - might have. It was interesting, however, to notice the bits that were highly condensed, or left out entirely. I read the Bible itself through cover to cover one year - it was a special "Read the Bible in One Year" edition - and it was good to read this version without all the repetitions and lists. He talks very patronisingly to his reader, but I've read much worse. I have made allowances for him - he was a person of his time. Hurlbut, 100 years ago, wrote this version of the Bible for children. Having never heard of this book before, I highly recommend it. He also has something interesting ways of holding heroes of the faith like Joshua accountable for some of their more harsh and judgmental moments. Anyway, that's just one small example of where Hurlbut steps right when so many others step wrong. I thus don't see evidence in a story like this that God punishes us for getting too relaxed when we hear the good news. ![]() For one thing, the young man was resurrected. Instead, he lets the story speak for itself, and thus its point is pretty clear. Thus, you won't see him committing Arthur Maxwell's faux pas of using the part in Acts where a young man fell to his death while Peter preached after falling asleep to teach you and your children the important of staying awake through every sermon. I appreciated how Hurlbut mostly lets the Bible speak for itself, and if he steps in to provide commentary and perspective, it is from a finished work perspective. I wish I could have held on to this copy, but it fell apart because of wear and tear over the years. In avoiding doctrinal bias, the author hopes that all denominations of Christians may feel at home in the pages of this book. The Bible stories are made plain with explanation of unfamiliar terms as they are introduced, but the stories themselves are not rewritten or changed. ![]() Since the book is designed to lead the young reader to the Bible itself, and not away from it, the language of the Bible, or a language somewhat like that of the Bible, has been employed. With 168 stories from both the Old Testament and the New Testament, there is ample material for a full year of reading. ![]() In this unabridged and unedited edition you will find all the principal stories of the Bible, each one complete in itself, while together combining to form a continuous narrative. Those who in childhood learn the Story of the Bible are fortunate, for they will never forget it. And the time when one can most readily obtain a familiarity with the Bible is in early life. A book which stands in such honor as the Bible should be known by all.
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