GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — The 1959 MGM blockbuster “Ben-Hur” has been released in a new four-disc DVD set, complete with a study guide for using the movie with church groups. The Bible study packaged with the new release was written by Robert H. Schuller and his son, Robert A. Schuller, co-chairmen of Garden Grove, Calif.-based Crystal Cathedral Ministries, which produces the weekly television program “Hour of Power.”
The DVD, released Sept. 13, is another example of the entertainment industry marketing to religious groups after Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” successfully reached out to people of faith. The Schuller study guide draws messages for contemporary viewers from the film. The guide recommends a marathon-like format for incorporating the three-hour-plus film into a Bible study.
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