Disclaimer: This is our first run at the Video Bible Dictionary, we'd love your feedback, so please leave a comment.
As we were planning this video I was unsure whether I'd a) be able to get close to a pigeon and b) whether I'd be able to find enough pigeons to show what they looked like. I think we got both of those points done quite convincingly. This was filmed in Surrey, UK
Actor - Jonnie Conibeer
Camera - Mark Murfitt
Narrator - Mark Murfitt
Editor - Jonnie Conibeer
Produced, Directed - Mark Murfitt
Transcript:
"Pigeon.
A pigeon is a bird.
A pigeon is 30-36cm long and about 20cm high.
Pigeons have blue-grey feathers, a heavy body and short legs.
They are a very common bird.
People offered pigeons as a sacrifice at the temple because pigeons were a clean animal.
People who were too poor to afford a larger animal to sacrifice could sacrifice two pigeons instead.
When Jesus was 40 days old Mary and Joseph, His mother and Father, went to the temple in Jerusalem.
Jewish law required women to be ritually cleansed after childbirth so they could worship God again in the places of worship.
Mary needed to be ritually cleansed too after she gave birth to Jesus.
Mary and Joseph offered two pigeons as a sacrifice.
The pigeons were sacrificed to God by a priest. Afterwards Mary was ritually clean and able to participate in worship again."
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What is the Video Bible Dictionary?
How do you explain what a desert wilderness is to someone who’s only ever lived in a jungle? Or how can a person understand what a winnowing fork is when they’ve never seen one?
The Video Bible Dictionary is an ambitious project to film items, objects and places mentioned in the Bible which will be collated into a single resource (a dictionary of sorts) to help people understand and read the Bible; basically what the things and places in the Bible really look like.
Who’s it for?
The primary audience is for Oral Preference Learners, however everyone and anyone will benefit from a more literal understanding of actual places and items from the Bible.
What’s an Oral Preference Learner?
A person who prefers to listen, learn and pass on information orally rather than through reading (most of us, right?). This ‘person’ finds context critical in understanding the world around them, hence every video in the Video Bible Dictionary will show the item, object and place in context of a person.
By way of an example; do you remember those old school textbooks which showed a silhouette of a dinosaur with a silhouette of a person standing next to them? It gave you an understanding of how big the dinosaur was compared to a person, right? This is the same thing.
Why do this?
The Video Bible Dictionary is part of a larger project to provide a resource to support the local church around the world as they teach and share Jesus with those who have yet to hear about Him.
Who do you work for?
This project is being produced by SRV in partnership with Wycliffe Bible Translators and ETEN (short for ‘Every Tribe Every Nation’).
Who am I?
My name is Mark Murfitt, I live in the UK and it’s my privilege to produce and direct these videos as well as to oversee the script writing and media production for this project.
Is something like this really necessary?
Absolutely.
For many people, in both developed and developing countries, much of what we’re videoing isn’t known, understood or believed to actually be real.
Is this work copyright protected?
No.
If you want it, please copy it. You can reproduce it and redistribute it, you don’t have to ask for permission or give notice (some of the music is copyright protected, but most of it isn’t. A non musical one can be requested :)
The only condition is that you don’t sell it or claim yourself as the owner/creator of the original material. Other than that, you’re free to use it as you wish.
* There may be other scriptures where this item, object or place is featured, this isn't and shouldn't be used as an exclusive list
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