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VeggieTales Legend Releases All-New DVD Series
NASHVILLE – May 17, in the year of our
Lord 2010 – Ninety-two percent of homes own a Bible—but
what’s in it?
Enter VeggieTales legend Phil Vischer and WHAT’S IN THE
BIBLE?, his new 13-DVD series from Tyndale House
Publishers. Led by puppet Buck Denver—WITB
will stir laughter and love of the Bible for anyone with a sense
of humor and a half hour, but it's aimed at children ages 5-11.
From Chicago-based Jellyfish Labs, Vischer and team open the
Bible, Genesis to Revelations, to new generations: how the Bible
formed, its major themes and leading figures, even terms such as
Vulgate, Septuagint, Cannon, and Apocrypha.
“I picture the kid in the back of Sunday school class—with the
questions teacher’s dread. I know that honest answers now help
solidify faith long-term,” Vischer said. Select theologians
comb every script to accurately present the Bible on ground
common to the broadest number of believers. “We work hard to
show respect all around,” Vischer said.
VeggieTales has sold more than 50 million DVDs and produced two
theatrical films around Bible stories. WITB
plugs in the entire Bible. This comes in a groundswell of new
concern for Bible literacy and because today’s kids learn
visually.
Bestselling author Randy Alcorn emailed Vischer: “[My grandson
and I] watched together and again the next day and the next,
bonus features and all, until we had to leave. Matthew is now a
devoted fan of Buck Denver and the other characters.”
Alcorn also liked, “the depth of biblical background and
commentary on God’s great drama of redemption.”
Episodes one, two, and three?
1. In the Beginning – Kids learn God’s big story and how
Genesis’s first 11 chapters set up the whole Bible—and life.
2. Let My People Go! – Kids meet Abraham and learn how God used
him to start a great nation called Israel.
3. Wanderin’ in the Desert—goes into Numbers, Leviticus, and
Deuteronomy, joining Genesis and Exodus in the Law Books and
setting up trials and victories of God’s people.
“We must learn the language of our audience,” said C.S. Lewis,
who connected children to God. “For this generation, visual is
fundamental to learning,” Cambridge scientist Alister McGrath
said. “By the time kids see the final DVD,” Phil Vischer said,
“they’ll know the entire Bible.”