Episode 117: ROARing Through Netflix’s Mary
Mama Bear Apologetics
Hillary Morgan Ferrer & Amy Davison
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
This episode of Mama Bear Apologetics takes you on a journey through the creative landscape of the new Netflix movie "Mary," directed by D.J. Caruso. Drawing inspiration from the pseudo-evangelical book of James, we dissect how this film reimagines the Christmas story, providing parents with guidance on navigating its differences from biblical accounts. Our goal is to equip you with the insights needed to foster meaningful conversations with your kids about faith, scripture, and the importance of historical and theological contexts.
We consider the creative liberties taken by the filmmakers and how these narrative choices can serve as conversation starters with our kids about faith and scripture. By comparing these portrayals to traditional biblical texts, we invite families to appreciate the strength and courage of Mary and Joseph's story, often overlooked in Protestant narratives, and reflect on the film's helpful and harmful perspectives. As the Christmas season unfolds, let's consider how to engage your children in Christ-centered conversations that rise above the holiday hustle and bustle.
Main Points Covered
- Summary of Netflix's Mary
- What is the message of the film
- Good and problematic elements of the film
- How to help kids discern the message
- How to reinforce the true message found in scripture
Unfamiliar Vocabulary
- Pseudo-evangelical: The book claims to be written by the brother of Jesus, but in fact is not.
- Apocryphal: Not divinely inspired and filled with historical and theological inaccuracies.
People and Resources Mentioned
- Mary on Netflix
- Matthew 1:21
- Proverbs 3:5
- Psalm 118:8-14
- John 15:5
- Book of Luke
- Book of Matthew
- Isaiah 7:14
- James 1:2-4
- Interview by Mama's Geeky with Noa Cohen and D.J. Caruso
- The Very First Noel by Exclaim Entertainment
- The Birth of Jesus depicted in the mini-series “The Bible” by Lightworkers Media
- Referenced quotes found
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| 0:00.0 | When we look at Mary, when we look at her actions, we can praise her and we can say, this is what we need to model. |
| 0:10.8 | When God calls us to faithfulness, we need to be willing to sacrifice everything to pursue that faithfulness. |
| 0:22.6 | Welcome to the Mama Bear Apologetics podcast, a podcast where we teach you to roar like a mother. |
| 0:28.6 | And by roar, we mean recognize the message, offer discernment, argue for a healthier approach, |
| 0:34.0 | and reinforce these ideas with your kids. |
| 0:36.6 | Unless you want to growl around your house. |
| 0:38.1 | I mean, that's cool too. |
| 0:39.8 | Check it. We keep it reels. |
| 0:43.5 | That's so bad. |
| 0:45.1 | You're awesome. |
| 0:46.4 | Mama Bear Apologetics is a listener-supported program, so if you like what we do, |
| 0:50.7 | head on over to the Mama Bear Apologetics website and click support. |
| 0:55.8 | It's time to rise up, |
| 1:01.4 | ladies. Rise up, Mama Bears. This might not affect your faith, but it might affect your children. |
| 1:09.3 | Hi, everyone. Welcome to another Mama Bear Apologetics podcast, a podcast dedicated to helping you raise children who think critically, love biblically, |
| 1:12.3 | and stand firm in the faith using truth and reason. I just got to say, Merry Christmas |
| 1:17.4 | at the time of this recording. We are coming up on Christmas season. And I don't know about |
| 1:22.5 | you. It is just we are in the flurry of busyness. I mean, me, my kids were decorating, we're mailing out the |
| 1:29.5 | packages, we are baking obscene amount of cookies. And if you are like our family, you're always |
| 1:35.2 | looking for ways to keep Christ at the center of this busy season. And so naturally, I was really |
| 1:40.7 | excited when I found out that Netflix was releasing a movie called Mary. And what was |
| 1:45.8 | unique about this movie is that it is telling the Christmas story from Mary's perspective. |
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