David and Mark dig deep on the claims of Anti-Semitism, the violence, press when it came out and promotion within churches, Aramaic and Latin languages, Satan and demons, financial success, the makeup, cinematography and music, Jim Caviezel, Gibson's directing, the dubbed and recut versions, comparison to Best Picture Million Dollar Baby and other Oscar winners that year, comparisons to David Lynch, the humorous chair scene, "Son of Man", the upcoming sequel, Judas, the death penalty in Judaism, Pilate and who's at fault for sentencing Jesus, Yeshua's name, Mary, the flashbacks to the palm entrance and him, the potential Maccabee movie and more while discussing The Passion of the Christ (2004).

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Mark and David discuss the children's program Beginner's Bible- The Nativity (1995) with the alternate title The First Christmas, the book version, Merry Christmas in other languages, the light jokes, Herod plot, wise men and shepherds, the theme song and song in the episode, the ideal length of this Nativity story, and the age range of this video.

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David and Mark talk about Bob Marley and the Wailers' 1997 ablum Exodus and talk about the title, the Exodus compared to returning from Babylon, Rastafari beliefs and how much of it is in the music, I&I, radio airplay and best of lists, mystics, Jesus as a black figure, Marcus Garvey, Jah, Big Fish, heathens, the extra recordings, "yard", waiting, American Idol, worrying and covering or giving tributes with lyrics.

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Mark and David talk about The Ten Commandments Rescored (1923 film with a modern 2020 musical score) released by Jewish nonprofit Reboot, and talk about the semi-famous musicians, showing the musicians on screen and over corners of the movie, the melodramatic modern-day second half of the movie cut from this new project, the original film as a response to World War I, skipping 9 of the 10 plagues as well as the the burning bush, added colorization to the movie and Dathan the Discontented. They also talked about Easter/Passover calendar system.

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Mark and David talk about U2's The Joshua Tree (1987) and discuss radio play, their live shows, album sales, America, giving the songs additional spiritual meanings, romantic relationships and relationships to God, comparing Bullet the Blue Sky to P.O.D.'s cover, songs in Ireland and New Zealand, the track order, drug addiction, coal mining, saguaro cactus, promised land vs Promised Land, blues music, the many interpretations of A Trip through your Wires, Chilean history and more! Post-credit bonus clip talking about the One Tree Hill TV show.

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We review Marty Goetz's Hanukkah and Christmas album Festivals of Light 2002 and discuss the "festive season", Christmas in Japan, the color blue in Judaism, the menorah and nativity cover, live performances, Superbook theme and Emmy nomination, songs blending together/"background music", the album title, instrumental heavy songs and the extra minutes, "Christian" songs that are entirely from the Jewish Bible, changing first-person perspectives, William Blake, traditional Hanukkah blessings, the meanings of the holidays, Hanukkah pronunciation, and the literal translations of Ma'oz Tsur.

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Mark and David discuss Spoken's Echoes of the Spirit Still Dwell including the band name and album name, comparison to Rage against the Machine, yelling vs screaming, doubt, influences on our sound and the background of our song Adonai, angsty Christian music, and dancing like David

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For Passover/Easter we talk about the Jesus movie and its use as ministry tool, if it works as an interesting film, foreign languages and dubbing, the new intro with Eden and prophets, emotional vs educational angles, watching it in one sitting vs watching it as an episodic series, the call to faith, accuracy, special effects as well as Campus Crusade.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/messianicmedia/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/messianicmedia/support

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Mark and David discuss Family Force 5, their live show energy and push for audience participation, hairstyles, rock/rap/crunk genre, misinterpreting themes and immature double meanings and possibly intentionally dumb lyrics, drugs as a metaphor for faith, comparison of the band to DC Talk, breakdancing, Southern rap-rock, drama queens and diss tracks and their descriptions of young love.

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Mark and David have a brief talk on the Star Wars TV show Kenobi.

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Mark and David talk about the film Ushpizin and the Sukkot (Tabernacles) holiday, what etrogs taste and smell like and usually cost, temporary dwellings (sukkah), pruning trees, humor in the film, the "wanted" unwanted guests, Israel and the Haredi community

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We discuss Messianic pioneer LAMB's 1978 album Songs for the Flock  and discuss early Messianic music, other bands called lamb, lamb and sheep metaphors, shorter album and song lengths, songs of judgement, harmonies, worship songs and dance worship songs and what makes a "messianic" sound.

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Mark and David talk about the two versions of Shalom Sesame and their different approach on education with a focus on the Shabbat holiday (especially Shabbat Shalom Grover). We also talk about different adaptations of Sesame Street and include our Shabbat Shalom song at the end.

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We discuss the 1998 animated film, breaking down the songs and score, the voice acting, animation and CGI, the characters' relationships, Biblical accuracy, the voice of God, Moses, Zepporah, the Egyptian priest's magic or illusions, scrapped comedy sidekicks, the prequel film, ending the film on the Ten Commandments, and we discus our pitch for a possible sequel. Happy Passover/Pesach!

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Mark and David talk to David's father Rabbi Barney Kasdan (God's Appointed Times, Biblical commentaries) about Biblical archaeology, including theories about the Ark of the Covenant in Egypt, Babylon or Israel theories as well as the second Temple without the ark, Ron Wyatt's claim to have found the Ark, archaeology as a science, the Baruch seal, historical access to the scriptures, the Temple Mount Sifting Project, Pontius Pilate stone and where to keep up on the research.

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Mark and David discuss Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. They discuss the Ark of the Covenant, the Rise of Skywalker, the Angel of Death, Macguffins, Mark visiting Egypt, the Indiana Jones Disneyland ride, WWII and the Middle East, Egypt in the Bible, some speculation on Indy 5 and more!

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Judah talks with David about music going from records to digital, adapting technology, what genres work well on a Messianic radio station, his podcast and blog, paying artists and touring economics, mainstream Jewish artists, Middle Eastern sound, pop music, and political views within  Messianic believers. His work is on messianicradio.com and messianicchords.com.

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We talk about the animated classic An American Tail which includes a Hanukkah scene. We also talk about Jewish culture vs direct references to Judaism, Hebrew writing, 1885, parallels under occupation, whether the cats are anti-semites or mobsters, our ancestors and immigration, Fiddler on the Roof parralels, the songs, name changes, Fievel being reckless and the sequels and tv show, video rental stores. After the credits there are short bonus discussion about the books of Revelation and Daniel and also about the movie Balto.

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We discuss playing live with Navi, review their album Where We Are and also talk about Relient K, Irish and pirate music, optimistic vs pessimistic themes, arrangements and songs entirely in Hebrew.

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Switchfoot- Learning to Breathe

We talk about seeing the band before they became famous, their surfing, meanings of the title track, their punkiest song, their skydiving music video, Jon Foreman's resemblance to Kurt Kobain, one song neither of us are a fan of, and much more!

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