Social media users are using AI to imagine Biblical figures including Jesus, Adam & Eve, and Samson as INFLUENCERS

Daily Mail​

2 days ago

From books and paintings to movies and musical theatre, artists have often drawn on the stories of the Bible for inspiration.
Now, social media users are putting a distinctly modern twist on this trend by using AI to imagine biblical characters as influencers.
In these videos, characters such as Adam and Eve, Samson, and David appear to 'vlog' their way through the events of the Bible.
In one viral video posted to X, a smiling Jesus declares from the cross: 'Yo fam, they don't know that G-O-D is about to BRB.'
In another clip, an AI-generated character says: 'Your boy David here. About to yeet this little stone at Goliath and see what happens.'
These short AI-generated clips have proven to be wildly popular online, with one TikTok account named theaibibleofficial racking up 26.7 million likes.
However, commenters have been starkly divided over the trend with some blasting the videos as blasphemy while others celebrated the humorous take on the bible.
Some fans even praised the clips as an educational tool, with one commenter writing: 'Man if they had this in religion class back in the day I might have paid more attention.'
While the AI-generated videos focus on different Bible stories they usually follow a similar format.
The videos show characters resembling those from the Bible talking into a camera as if making a vlog for social media.
To make things even stranger, the characters describe their scenarios using modern slang that sounds more like Gen Z's TikTok feed than the Gospel.
For example, one short clip posted by 'AI filmmaker' PJ Ace, gives the story of Samson's destruction of the Philistine a strangely modern interpretation.
In the video, a blindfolded Samson says to the camera: 'These Philistines thought they could flex on me, big mistake. I just took some pre-workout and I'm finna bring the house down.'
A similar video with the title 'If Samson had an iPhone', posted by the TikTok account theaibibleofficial, shows the character acting out scenes from the bible accompanied by Snapchat-style captions.
Other social media users have used AI to create, longer vlog-style videos which see biblical characters documenting their activities.
One such video titled 'If Daniel had an iPhone', posed by a TikTok account with the name 'holyvlogsz' has amassed over 6.5 million views in just four days.
In the TikTok video, the AI-generated character says: 'Alright guys it's official, they're throwing me into the lion's den. I'll film what I can and if I survive this is gonna blow up.'
Another video by the same creator shows Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit and being cast out of the Garden of Eden.
As the video concludes Adam remarks: 'Drop a like if you've ever been banned from somewhere'
Social media users have flocked to share their enthusiasm for these videos, with some claiming they could help them understand the Bible better.
On TikTok, one commenter wrote: I need the entire Bible explained to me in the format.'
Another chimed in: 'Oddly enough these AI bible videos have actually helped me understand the Bible more
While one commenter wrote: 'I like this it helps bring the Bible stories to a whole new generation spreading the word in any way is good even if you have to get creative while doing it.'
Likewise, on X, many commenters were impressed by the quality of the AI-generated video.
Other social media users were outraged, branding the AI-generated videos 'shameful and degenerate'
'I legit forgot this was AI for a couple sec,' one commenter wrote.
Another fan enthusiastically added: 'This might be the greatest video ever made.'
However, some social media users took offence to the trend's light-hearted attitude towards religious matters.
On X, one furious commenter wrote: 'This is clearly a mockery of prophets and Mary. This video looks [like] work of the devil.'
Another added: 'This doesn't feel right to me. It's cool, but creeping over the line of offence.'
One angry commenter slammed the videos as 'shameful and degenerate.'
Some angry social media users have even begun to harass the video's creators due to the religious content.
In a blog post, creator PJ Ace shared a direct message he had received which read: 'Why don't you generate a bridge and jump off it you f****** hack.'
WHY IS JESUS DEPICTED IN DIFFERENT WAYS?
No physical description of Jesus is found in the Bible.
He's typically depicted as Caucasian in Western works of art, but has also been painted to look as if he was Latino or Aboriginal.
It's thought this is so people in different parts of the world can more easily relate to the Biblical figure.
The earliest depictions show him as a typical Roman man, with short hair and no beard, wearing a tunic.
It is thought that it wasn't until 400AD that Jesus appears with a beard.
This is perhaps to show he was a wise teacher, because philosophers at the time were typically depicted with facial hair.
The conventional image of a fully bearded Jesus with long hair did not become established until the sixth century in Eastern Christianity, and much later in the West
Medieval art in Europe typically showed him with brown hair and pale skin.
This image was strengthened during the Italian Renaissance, with famous paintings such as The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci showing Christ.