La Bibbia Giorno e Notte (The Bible Day and Night) was an Italian television broadcast starting on 5 October 2008 in which the full text of The Bible was read and transmitted by RAI TV non-stop for nearly six days (139 hours). The reading was opened by Pope Benedict[1] at 19:10, who read the first chapter of Genesis, followed by a cast of 1452 readers, including Hebraic and Islamic representatives. Readers ranged from a simple Italian family, a child, and a blind man, to ex-presidents of the Italian Republic, the Italian ex-prime minister Giulio Andreotti, and show-business celebrities such as Roberto Benigni. The reading was closed by Card. Tarcisio Bertone.
Details
editThe event took place in Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome. The first and the last hour (13:17:11 October 2008) was transmitted by Rai Uno and Eurovision. The full transmission was seen via satellite on Rai Edu2 Channel (SKY chan 806) or online.
The broadcast received a special prize at the 2009 Premio Regia Televisiva awards.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Pope Kicks off Seven Day Bible Marathon". San Jose Mercury News. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ "Ultim'ora: L'Oscar della tv a "La Bibbia giorno e notte"". Roma Sette. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
External links
edit- Official web site Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Full list of readers Archived 2008-10-10 at the Wayback Machine