The Chosen TV Series

Jahrule said:
I'm sure stories will always be a huge part of the humans experience. That's always been how Jesus and Jehovah chose to teach us. I'm sure there's a reason for that, and that's because the right stories can change the world. If Jesus and Jehovah believe that, then so do I. A new world, good friends, great food, and endless stories. Sounds like paradise to me.
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I usually imagine myself sitting near a campfire listening to stories of faithful servants of Jehovah from the past...those who are mentioned by name in the bible and those who are not but were also part of history...so eternity for nothing it will be boring
 
Jahrule said:
I don't know who it was that first mentioned this show on this forum but I watched the first episode last night, and I just wanted to say that I love it so far. They obviously had to take some creative liberties in order to take the story from written to a visual medium like film. Some of the dialog is different, and some details probably never happened exactly as they are shown. But I'm willing to be charitable with it because the way they've done it, at least so far, is acceptable to me. They even taught me some stuff about the historical setting back then that I never knew, so it's given me a different appreciation for Jesus and his disciples. Here's a recap of the first episode.

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I liked the series... I ignored the messages of Jesus is God that I found from the first chapters... but apart from that and Jesus' short clothes, I liked everything else... it doesn't bother me when they add things that are not in the bible to make sense of the history of the characters or the stories, as long as it does not contradict anything that is written. I also saw several Brazilian novels based on the bible that are quite close to what is written in the bible, of Moses, of Joseph in Egypt, now I am seeing the one of Jesus and there is also the complete Genesis that I still haven't seen nor David's. But since they are novels, the truth is that they are very long and sometimes they go too far with the imagination for the plots.
 
JulioG said:
I liked the series... I ignored the messages of Jesus is God that I found from the first chapters... but apart from that and Jesus' short clothes, I liked everything else... it doesn't bother me when they add things that are not in the bible to make sense of the history of the characters or the stories, as long as it does not contradict anything that is written. I also saw several Brazilian novels based on the bible that are quite close to what is written in the bible, of Moses, of Joseph in Egypt, now I am seeing the one of Jesus and there is also the complete Genesis that I still haven't seen nor David's. But since they are novels, the truth is that they are very long and sometimes they go too far with the imagination for the plots.
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I agree. The Bible is an important thing to me. I've never seen a show tell a story like this based around the Bible. It doesn't add to the Bible. It just touches on areas where the Bible stayed silent. I absolutely love it.
 
I'd certainly take it over Noah and Exodus Gods and Kings which were directed by atheists or that king david show of kings and prophets that's entire marketing campaign revolved around sex and violence.

There are definitely a few good classics though I loved the Prince of Egypt as a kid despite a couple inaccuracies a few weeks ago I saw an old Jeremiah movie that took a few creative liberties and compressed the timeline a lot but did a good job making you reflect on his background/upbringing in a priestly family.
 
The God Pill said:
I'd certainly take it over Noah and Exodus Gods and Kings which were directed by atheists or that king david show of kings and prophets that's entire marketing campaign revolved around sex and violence.

There are definitely a few good classics though I loved the Prince of Egypt as a kid despite a couple inaccuracies a few weeks ago I saw an old Jeremiah movie that took a few creative liberties and compressed the timeline a lot but did a good job making you reflect on his background/upbringing in a priestly family.
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Exactly. We just don't have many good options as far as bible based shows and movies go. Most of them are terrible. And not in a good way, you know, like so bad it's good kinda thing, no; they're just bad. Just thinking about it gives me anxiety. I've seen a couple good movies. There's just not much out there even worth mentioning. Which is sad. This Chosen show proves it can be done in an interesting way. The show doesn't even come across as overly preachy.
 
Jahrule said:
Aw. I'm so sad now. The actor who plays Jesus really makes you love him. They plan to go on for 7 seasons, and I am already attached to all these people. I finished both seasons. Now I have to wait probably forever for a new season. The show is different in that it focuses more on what happens in between the events in the Bible to lead up to the new testament as we know it. It follows the disciples, their struggles, their conflicts, their misunderstandings, etc, throughout the couple years of Christ's ministry.

From what I gather, the show isn't supposed to be the gospels turned into a TV show. It's more, "Hey, 3 years is a long time. A lot probably happened to the disciples throughout that period of time. How could we respectfully use our imagination centered on the Bible, history, and what we know about Jesus, to tell a story about that?"

That too may be oversimplifying the show because it technically starts before Jesus begins his public ministry, and I suspect it will continue after it concludes. I don't get to say this much, but good job, evangelicals. If the following seasons are even half as good as the first two, you have a fan for life. Credit where credit is due. They could still ruin it later, but so far so good.
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Nov 18, 2022 Season 3 episodes 1 & 2 is supposed to come to theaters! (I follow the series closely on IG). I'm planning on going to see it, even if I have to go myself. 😍🤓😍
 
Jahrule said:
I don't know who it was that first mentioned this show on this forum but I watched the first episode last night, and I just wanted to say that I love it so far. They obviously had to take some creative liberties in order to take the story from written to a visual medium like film. Some of the dialog is different, and some details probably never happened exactly as they are shown. But I'm willing to be charitable with it because the way they've done it, at least so far, is acceptable to me. They even taught me some stuff about the historical setting back then that I never knew, so it's given me a different appreciation for Jesus and his disciples. Here's a recap of the first episode.

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Remember one line the Jesus character used after curing a leper and giving him some fresh clothes.
Jesus says “not too shabby”.
Great film even with some of the liberties taken.
 
I wasn't aware of this series, so thank you for posting the thread and comments. I would love to check it out. I have always loved "biblical" times shows, but so often cringe at the inaccuracies. My husband refuses to watch anything "biblical" not produced by the org because they "embellish" and imply too many things. Well good grief, so does the org, in ALL their bible times movies.
I watched The Passion of The Christ, I can't remember the names but there was a movie about Jeremiah that was quite good (someone mentioned it here) and one about Paul. More recently there was a series, only one season, called A.D. The Bible Continues available here of course it was not completely accurate, but I really enjoyed it, so much so that I bought it on Blu-Ray. I tried to get my hubby to watch it. I told him it built my faith and made me feel more attached to those first century Christians, but he wouldn't watch it. My daughter watched it with me and she really liked it too.
 
MuleJule said:
I wasn't aware of this series, so thank you for posting the thread and comments. I would love to check it out. I have always loved "biblical" times shows, but so often cringe at the inaccuracies. My husband refuses to watch anything "biblical" not produced by the org because they "embellish" and imply too many things. Well good grief, so does the org, in ALL their bible times movies.
I watched The Passion of The Christ, I can't remember the names but there was a movie about Jeremiah that was quite good (someone mentioned it here) and one about Paul. More recently there was a series, only one season, called A.D. The Bible Continues available here of course it was not completely accurate, but I really enjoyed it, so much so that I bought it on Blu-Ray. I tried to get my hubby to watch it. I told him it built my faith and made me feel more attached to those first century Christians, but he wouldn't watch it. My daughter watched it with me and she really liked it too.
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Hi MJ. This is my favorite part.
 
A little bit on Judas I found digging a month ago. The town Judas came from Kerioth was that of Arba the father of Anak the ancestor of the Anakim post flood giants. It's also known in the bible as Hebron Jacob lived in a fort in Hebron for a while in Jubilees so apparently Anak's ancestors moved to Hebron after Jacob and his sons moved to Egypt and were later confronted when the Israelite's returned to the promised land. It was David's capitol before Jerusalem where he reigned for 7 and a half years in the time when he ruled Judah but not all of Israel.
 
a watcher said:
How could we dramatize, speculate, add to the Bible, and confuse people...?
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We've added dialogue and story to our dramas, all that conversation the woman with the flow of blood had with the other women is not in the Bible, it is just speculation, but likely such conversations did take place somewhere with some people, that they are dramatized helps us be more immersed and hopefully more understanding about what a big problem this was for that woman. The dramatization gives it more flavor and as long as its not likely inaccurate, I don't object, it helps me appreciate things I might miss, not having been there in person.

I don't know if Peter had the extensive business challenges depicted in the series, but they certainly added drama to build up of the huge catch of fish which then led into the exact dialogue that is in the Bible. Even knowing the possible inaccuracies I had a deep appreciation of what was happening in that moment and how Jesus was getting Peter's attention. There even seemed to be a brief moment of Jesus' appreciation of Jehovah enabling that situation*, which is not in the Bible account but certainly something we wouldn't think inaccurate.

I'm only up to Season1 episode 4 so I'll reserve judgment, but if the speculation doesn't distract from the main point I don't see how it is confusing ...I'm sure trinity stuff will make it confusing later, which is sad because the trinity destroys the ransom.

*It messes my head up how these trinitarians are always include items like this that really go against what they think they believe.
 
A B said:
We've added dialogue and story to our dramas, all that conversation the woman with the flow of blood had with the other women is not in the Bible, it is just speculation, but likely such conversations did take place somewhere with some people, that they are dramatized helps us be more immersed and hopefully more understanding about what a big problem this was for that woman. The dramatization gives it more flavor and as long as its not likely inaccurate, I don't object, it helps me appreciate things I might miss, not having been there in person.

I don't know if Peter had the extensive business challenges depicted in the series, but they certainly added drama to build up of the huge catch of fish which then led into the exact dialogue that is in the Bible. Even knowing the possible inaccuracies I had a deep appreciation of what was happening in that moment and how Jesus was getting Peter's attention. There even seemed to be a brief moment of Jesus' appreciation of Jehovah enabling that situation*, which is not in the Bible account but certainly something we wouldn't think inaccurate.

I'm only up to Season1 episode 4 so I'll reserve judgment, but if the speculation doesn't distract from the main point I don't see how it is confusing ...I'm sure trinity stuff will make it confusing later, which is sad because the trinity destroys the ransom.

*It messes my head up how these trinitarians are always include items like this that really go against what they think they believe.
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I agree. I don't look at the show as if it needs to be 100% accurate. I see it like a regular TV show. It's entertaining, it's educational, but on another level, it made everything so much more real to me. I never even thought about some of the stuff the show touched on.

Jesus, the apostles, the disciples, etc, I believed in them. I just never thought of them as being regular people. The Chosen show totally shattered my presuppositions about what things were like for those people close to Christ while he was on earth. Growing up I was more focused on Jehovah, Jesus, and the new world. I just never thought that much about the apostles, or who they were, or what they were like. It gave me a new appreciation for Mary Magdalene.

So yeah, the show isn't supposed to be another exact depiction of the Bible. It's more a story of the people who lived during Christ that lead up to the Bible. By definition it cannot be perfect, and it doesn't claim to be,
 
Based of of this post, I started watching with my friend who I have been studying with. We both love it, and after studying the Bible with her it has helped her to see Jesus and the people in his life in a much more real way, as Jahrule brought out above. For me as well. The little things I never thought about, like what it was like for them to travel on foot for such distances, camping and such. It certainly draws a more refined picture for me of what they had to endure, and how they may have felt not knowing one another at first. Wow, what an experience for them. There are simply no words to fully convey what they must have felt knowing that Jesus was the son of God, and that they were personally invited by him to be his apostles.

So thanks for recommending the show @Jahrule, much appreciated.
 
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