Now, if you go looking your bible for the book of eli, you wont find one. As far as biblical symbolism, theres some standard connections between eli in the movie and eli in the bible. In book of eli basically they heard of religion and people saving the world through the religion but they connected it to the artifact and believed the bible itself had the literal means to save the world. He restores my soul he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his names sake, though i walk through the valle. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter. They used the priestly office merely for livelihood. Eli in the bible was a jewish priest living in the days of the judges and serving god at the tabernacle in shiloh, a city near the hill country of ephraim 1 samuel 1. This film encompasses all the themes including beauty. They paid little attention to the proper ritual of the sacrifices and less to their meaning. The history of the postwar world is explained along the way, as is the importance of elis task. The two mountains were used to symbolize the significance of the. The sad story of eli and his two wayward sons, phinehas and hophni, is found in 1 samuel, chapters 2 and 4. But, in the midst of the chaos walks a man in possession of a. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book.
Lombardi tells eli that they have been missing a copy of the bible, so eli tells him to get a lot of paper and pen. Overall, i really enjoyed this film because it had an interesting concept. There are characters from the bible in the book of eli. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. Spoilers ahead the movies 4 years old, but just in case. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. Where the road is a thoughtful art film based on a pulitzer prizewinning novel, eli is more of a popcorn action flick influenced by the visual style. Hes a biblical character, but his story is tucked in 1 samuel. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to offer an interpretation of the revealed work, but is just one out of a number of possible interpretations of eli.
Prayer amid pandemic quick to listen the disrupters. It could be that the movie was meant to highlight that despite even a fatal wound eli was supernaturally protected so that he. On his way, a man who runs a town of survivors of the apparent apocalypse runs into him and follows him to get the book. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with. He starts to recite the bible word for word, having memorized it over the last 30 years.
The ugly get uglier and humanity splits into the hunters and the hunted. The lamp of god had not yet gone out, and samuel was lying down in the house of the lord, where the ark of god was. One night eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. Book of eli hidden meaning in the film not promoting this. The sons of eli, hophni and phinehas, are depicted as corrupt, misusing their positions as. The term ichabod is found in two places in the bible,1 samuel 4. As the author informs us, eli s eyesight has greatly deteriorated, so that his vision is seriously impaired see also 4. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal.
A really old high priest and civil judge in israel, eli is. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of the united states. Summary of the books of samuel the story of the bible. The sordid story includes their sin with the women who did. As i see god everywhere i believe this secular film has deep meaning and there are biblical themes throughout it i am not promoting or suggesting. Because elihus speech, which appears in the book of job chapters 3237, differs in style from the rest of the work and because he is not mentioned elsewhere in itas the other three comforters. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. I laughed out loud when carnegies goons dumped a sack of books. In this interpretation, there is the possibility of a false interpretation, as the author has taken the words, which can have more than one meaning, and. Translations and commentary by the author of the best selling book, the lost books of enoch, joseph lumpkin. The characters are very well acted, the action is fluid and well choreographed, and the setting seeps into your skin, immersing the viewer in a world devoid of faith but in desperate need of salvation. He is blind and owns the last copy of the bible on earth which is in braille. In this scorched earth, theres only one other man who grasps the grave significance of elis precious cargo. At one point, eli is injured, yet he continues to walk down the path he started at the beginning.
For the first time in israel, eli combined in his own person the functions of high priest and judge, judging israel for 40 years 1 samuel 4. The bible has gone through many printings in many versions and many languages since 1450 when the first. As eli dictates, lombardi writes it all down, word for word. The bible plays a starring role in the book of eli, a postapocalyptic action film starring denzel washington that opens in theaters jan. This gives the movie a much deeper meaning than just entertainment. His mission, and his journey, are his own gospel, in a sense. According to the books of samuel, the name of a priest of shiloh, and one of the last israelite judges before the rule of kings in ancient israel.
Eli is sleeping somewhere else, not too distant for samuel to hear when he calls. As the film ends, eli who we now realize is blindhas memorized the entire king james bible. And when he came, lo, eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching. While the final mention of elijah in the hebrew bible is in the book of chronicles, the christian bibles ordering of the books of the septuagint places the book of malachi, which prophesies a messiah, before the gospels and means that elijahs final old testament appearance is in the book of malachi, where it is written, lo, i will send you the prophet elijah before the great and terrible day of the lord comes. This book isnt so mysterious at all, and that is another element which seemed to throw audiences of when they saw eli. As recounted by carnegie and eli, bibles are scarce due to a largescale book burning after the falloutmany irrationally blamed christianity as a cause of the war. In this world, eli is an old man, forcing himself to disengage from humanity in order to carry his mysterious book west, as the voice is guiding him to do. A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. A few observations about the book of eli welcome to.
So were led to believe at the end that eli is blind. A high priest of the jews, the first in the line of ithamar, 1 samuel 2. Carnegie now wants the authority that the political power that possessing the bible and interpreting its meaning would give him. Eli a was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh.
He was also a judge of israel forty years, and was eminent for piety and usefulness, but criminally negligent of family discipline. Back in town, carnegie tries to open the bible but realizes that he didnt take eli s key to the book flap. Eli was, according to the books of samuel, a high priest of shiloh. The title is a reference to both the book that eli carries, and the fact that the book he carries is, in fact, the bible. Eli is best remembered for his blessing on samuels mother and for his part in samuels first prophecy. The book of eli continues hollywoods obsession with postapocalyptic tales, and in many ways feels like it belongs in the same world as the road. Solara is a representation of jesuss loyal disciples. Threatening to kill solara, carnegie forces eli to surrender the bible before shooting him and leaving him for. In this film, eli, the actor heads to the western part for reasons that are not known to the viewers until. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Eli is the chosen one,carnegie is satan, and the prostitute is mary magdalene. What is your definition of a concubine as written in the bible to describe the.
In spite of the r rating for violence and language, i did like this movie. The book of eli, purpose of bible the book caner deniz. Hannahs eventual child, samuel, was raised by eli in the tabernacle. God tells him to take the book west, where it will be safe. The final plot twist is creative, unexpected, and poetically just. One senses the bible was chosen for the book of eli earnestly, but perhaps also to. The book of eli this essay contains realistic related to the bible. The great rejected texts eighteen of the most sought after books available, which shed light on the evolution of our faith, our theology, and our church. Beyond the bloody scenes and foul language, audiences will discover a compelling story filled with more biblical references than any other. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. The book of eli, purpose of bible the book youtube. The book of eli is an interesting but exhausting film with few humorous moments. Eli is both a courier and a missionary, and the title reflects that with the allusion to the books of the apostles book of john, book of peter, etc.
The book of eli s storyline is strong, with only a few mishaps. Subsequently, anthony peckham rewrote the script, and in september 2008 denzel washington won the lead role. The island yes, its alcatraz has its own printing pressa dinosaur that is handset and hand operated. The death of eli and there ran a man of benjamin out of the army, and came to shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. Denzel washington stars as eli, a lone traveler wandering americas.
The book of eli should shoot to the top of your netflix queue. For one, it portrays the message that the bible is powerful and that we should allow god to direct our lives. I also think that the book of eli will not be preaching to the choir. Which bible verses are used in the movie book of eli as. There are several examples throughout the film of him looking at things and people at the very beginning of the film he looks out and around to observe his environment, he aims with his gun, he is able to. The book of eli is not to far from a christian movie and in this film the bible plays a very important role. God spoke to eli to find the book, bible, and transport it to a safe haven. The book of eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout america where anarchy is the norm and survival is hardearned. Change what is the calling transforming discipleship. It tells the story of a mans faith as he honors the almighty god in his life and follows gods will no matter how challenging the life became. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. We enter into in a gritty world devoid of either protection from the elements of nature or a government. Elihu, in the hebrew bible, a comforter of job, the biblical prototype of undeserved suffering. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the.
A descendant of ithamar, the fourth son of aaron, who exercised the office of high priest in shiloh at the time of the birth of samuel. Eli was punished by god because of conniving at his sons longterm stealing gods offerings. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. The book of eli casts bible as a major theme baptist standard. However, the book of judges always mentions the years of oppression in. There is no book of eli in the bible although there is a priest called eli see 1sam.
The book of eli takes us to a painful place a place where humanity loses its humanness. Eli meaning in bible new testament greek lexicon king. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. The importance of the bible in the book of eli, a film by albert and. Eli, the priest at shiloh who had heard hannahs vow, trained the boy to serve yahweh at the shrine, which samuels mother and father visited annually. The lord calls samuel the boy samuel ministered before the lord under eli. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. Therefore, he has seen and knows the power of religion and wanted to use it to minipulate the people for his personal gain. In the movie the book of eli why was the bible so important. When hannah came to shiloh to pray for a son, eli initially accused her of drunkenness, but when she protested her innocence, eli wished her well. With eli s age, weight, and visual limitations, he needs the help of a boy like samuel. For more than three decades, this has been elis burden and the reason to live. Ichabod was the son of phinehas and the grandson of eli, the priest of the lord in shiloh.