Animal Planet to Present Beasts of the Bible

NEW YORK: Animal Planet has slated the launch of Beasts of the Bible, the latest offering from Associated Producers, for April 1 at 8 p.m.

The feature-length documentary features an investigation into the creatures described in the Bible, with Biblical scholars, historians, archaeologists, cryptozoologists and herpetologists leading the charge. The two-hour program uses a variety of 3D CGI techniques.

"In Beasts of the Bible we took a fresh, faithful approach both visually and intellectually to the iconic Biblical stories that all of us know," said producer Ric Esther Bienstock. "I think audiences will be truly surprised by the information we’ve uncovered about some of the beasts they have been hearing about since childhood."

Producer Simcha Jacobovici added, "Did you know that, when facing Pharaoh, it is not Moses that throws down his staff; it is his brother Aaron and, according to the original Hebrew, it did not turn into a snake but a crocodile? Since the Egyptians worshipped the crocodile god – Sobek, when Aaron’s crocodile swallowed up the Egyptian crocodiles, Pharaoh understood that the God of Israel was more powerful than his entire pantheon. All this is lost if the Hebrew word ‘tanin’ is mistranslated as ‘snake’ instead of ‘crocodile.’"