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The best portrayal of Jesus we have seen - Loving, but confident and powerful.
My wife and I now have more than twenty bible based dvd's, and this was, (and is) our favorite.
Very realistic, powerful and moving. Well acted, well cast, literal, professional and entertaining. Riveting, never boring, (we watched the 3 hour version).
A suggestion for those new to Christianity:
We were fairly new to our faith when we first watched this film, and found it very helpful to refer to a good study Bible after watching the movie to better understand some parts of the graphically powerful message delivered by the movie.
We use the Life Application Study Bible and The Quest Study Bible.
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This film takes its script word for word from the Gospel of John using the Good News Bible (Today's English Version). Detailed attention is given to historical and cultural background. Scholarly support provides credibility to its presentation. Helpful special features. Jesus is presented with full range of emotion as indicated in the Fourth Gospel.
The video makes some assumptions about Mary Magdalene. Since she is not mentioned in the Fourth Gospel until the passion and resurrection narratives, the producers felt it would be important to introduce her sooner in the presentation. This is certainly helpful. However, they assume her presence at certain dialogues (the farewell discourse for instance). One drawback (minor as it is) is that occasionally the narrator speaks in the place of a known character in the dialogue. It is understandable at one point or two, but on other occasions it takes away from a participant who has been represented by an actor.
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The best representation of Jesus that I have seen. The woman at the well and the raising of Lazarus were the best scenes to me. Both brought a new understanding of what these events must have seemed like at the time. Also appreciated that the accuracy of the words are 100% since no words but what is in the translation they chose is spoken. Many other movies like this take editorial liberties.
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Unfortunately I am unable to provide a review for the 'Gospel of John' DVD that was sent recently because the DVD that was sent is for replay on NTSC. I live in Australia where we need a PAL version. I was surprised to receive an NTSC DVD of the Gospel of John when the delivery address was to Australia where NTSC DVD's are not playable. Therefore the DVD received from Amazon is of no use to me.
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This is a very effective representation of the Gospel of John. It feels historically accurate and for a Christian is very moving. The translation used is the New International version, and the movie uses the Gospel "word for word". This is nice as it removes almost all interpretation. The character of Jesus is well acted and the best I have seen. The narration is true to the NIV version of this gospel and helps the story move along. I highly recommend this as a way to introduce people to Jesus of Nazareth. A great movie to watch with the family!
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