{"id":5896,"date":"2015-02-20T08:18:04","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T13:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=5896"},"modified":"2015-02-20T08:19:10","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T13:19:10","slug":"producers-mark-burnett-roma-downey-join-cast-members-in-preview-of-a-d-the-bible-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2015\/02\/producers-mark-burnett-roma-downey-join-cast-members-in-preview-of-a-d-the-bible-continues.html","title":{"rendered":"Producers Mark Burnett, Roma Downey join cast members in preview of &#8220;A.D. The Bible Continues&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1424344660028_27285\" lang=\"EN\"><strong>NBC releases epic trailer for<em> A.D. The Bible Continues<\/em>.<\/strong> The three-minute promo features clips from the series as well commentary from cast members and\u00a0 executive producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey.\u00a0 With the Book of Acts and Paul\u2019s letters as its foundation and inspiration, the series depicts the perils faced by early Christians in the Middle East in the time immediately following the Crucifixion of Jesus. Particularly given recent headlines, the 2000-year-old story is both timeless and remarkably timely. <b>A.D. <i>The Bible <\/i><em>Continues<\/em><\/b> <strong>debuts Easter Sunday on NBC.<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=422lS5ZC9bk&#038;list=PLOXDevsfD1h4wn5arDWubye_NBMrI4z3N&#038;index=1<\/p>\n<p><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em><strong>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 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