Ayelet Zurer plays Queen Ahinoam, wife of the murderous King Saul in Amazon's epic new Bible show, House of David (from Jon Erwin and @watchwonderproject ). She joins Kevin on The Bible Artist Podcast to discuss her role and the complicated dynamics in the House of King Saul caused by David's rise to power. Along the way, they also discuss the challenges and rewards of adapting biblical stories, the queen's decision to dabble in witchcraft, and whether Ahinoam is an evil queen or just a devoted mother.
PLUS: comparing Queen Ahinoam with Ayelet's other current role, Vanessa Fisk, wife of the Kingpin in Marvel's Daredevil: Born Again. AND: how the story of David and Goliath may be one of the first super hero stories. Ayelet is an accomplished actress with roles in Hollywood blockbusters like Man of Steel, Munich, Angels and Demons, and Last Days in the Desert, as well as television shows like Daredevil (Netflix), Losing Alice (Apple TV), Moonhaven (AMC+) and You (Neflix).