Whether you loved it or lamented it, there’s something really interesting rising from this weekend’s launch of the film, “Noah”: people are freely and eagerly talking about the Bible.

And not in a small way. From water coolers to the Wall Street Journal, people are coming off the #1 movie of the weekend, wrestling with the question, “Is the Noah movie biblical?”

Let’s be clear: it’s a movie, not a sermon. It’s way more a piece of illuminating art than deeply doctrinal teaching. While the story presented here is sourced from Scripture, it paints with a wider brush.

But like it or not, the floodgates of conversation on this topic are now open. I say let’s dive in. Let’s go back and read again this remarkable Genesis story for ourselves.

Take this poll to see whether Noah the movie is bringing people closer to Noah in the Bible.