I was lured into seeing this documentary after seeing a preview on the History Channel. Considering the title and my interest in the Bible and Biblical history and archeology, I anticipated watching an account that would remain at least somewhat faithful to the Holy Bible. Was I ever wrong.
For about the first 90 minutes of this documentary I was buying into, and rather enjoying Parfitt's logical journey, following the Ark from it's origin in Israel to where he believes it ended up, in Africa. Unfortunately, this is where the trek becomes anathema.
Somehow Parfitt twisted the detailed, universally accepted description of the Ark of the Covenant that is presented in the Bible, and now he was convinced, and was trying to convince the viewers, that his discovered Ark is actually an African style wooden drum. That's right, a musical instrument made out of wood and topped with animal skin. And this isn't even the original drum according to Parfitt. This one is only 600 years old, having been recreated in what may be a long line of drums since the days of Moses.
How incredibly contrived this documentary becomes during the last 30 minutes. It's hard to believe that this man could actually put forth his "drum" proposition with a straight face. But he does, and in my opinion it confirms that he's delusional.
As a Christian, I felt deceived and violated after having watched this. So I'm warning others not to be deceived into watching this trash. It offers nothing edifying for the Christian, and surely even the unbeliever would most likely consider this documentary to be malodorous rubbish.
For about the first 90 minutes of this documentary I was buying into, and rather enjoying Parfitt's logical journey, following the Ark from it's origin in Israel to where he believes it ended up, in Africa. Unfortunately, this is where the trek becomes anathema.
Somehow Parfitt twisted the detailed, universally accepted description of the Ark of the Covenant that is presented in the Bible, and now he was convinced, and was trying to convince the viewers, that his discovered Ark is actually an African style wooden drum. That's right, a musical instrument made out of wood and topped with animal skin. And this isn't even the original drum according to Parfitt. This one is only 600 years old, having been recreated in what may be a long line of drums since the days of Moses.
How incredibly contrived this documentary becomes during the last 30 minutes. It's hard to believe that this man could actually put forth his "drum" proposition with a straight face. But he does, and in my opinion it confirms that he's delusional.
As a Christian, I felt deceived and violated after having watched this. So I'm warning others not to be deceived into watching this trash. It offers nothing edifying for the Christian, and surely even the unbeliever would most likely consider this documentary to be malodorous rubbish.
