{"id":13961,"date":"2019-02-05T15:31:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T20:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=13961"},"modified":"2019-02-05T16:59:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T21:59:28","slug":"history-channel-reexamines-life-christ-jesus-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2019\/02\/history-channel-reexamines-life-christ-jesus-life.html","title":{"rendered":"The History Channel Reexamines the Life of Christ in \u201cJesus: His Life\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Starting Monday, March 25, 2019, the History Channel will be returning to Judea to reexamine the most influential story ever told. The new, eight part series will air over four weeks and retell the epic story of Jesus Christ\u2019s birth, death and resurrection. \u201cJesus: His Life\u201d will feature \u201csome of the world\u2019s most respected Biblical scholars, historians, faith leaders and theologians\u201d including Bishop Michael Curry, Reverend Gabriel Salguero and Dr. Ben Witherington III.<\/p>\n

The drama documentary is said to focus on \u201cthe emotional and epic story of the most famous man in history, through his birth, death and resurrection, all conveyed through a combination of scripted drama and interviews with prominent religious and historical experts.\u201d The series will feature eight different perspectives and tell the story of Christ through “eyes of the people closest to Him.\u201d These biblical figures all played a pivotal role in Jesus\u2019 life and include Joseph, John the Baptist, Mary, Caiaphas, Mary Magdalene, Peter, Pontius Pilate and Judas Iscariot. The perspectives will range from the moment of Christ\u2019s immaculate conception through His ministry, His execution and finally His resurrection. The final episodes will air, appropriately, just before Easter.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Jesus: His Life\u2019 brings together some of the world\u2019s top scholars, historians and faith leaders from diverse ideological and theological perspectives to tell the story of Jesus in a new way,\u201d said Mary Donahue, SVP, Programming and Development for History. \u201cViewers will see and experience the life of Jesus as never before, through this powerful and thought-provoking portrait of a man who is one of the most influential people in human history.\u201d<\/p>\n

The trailer for the eight part series is now online<\/a>,\u00a0but \u201cJesus: His Life\u201d is not the first time the History Channel has examined the Bible. The miniseries \u201cThe Bible\u201d was broadcast in 2013, and the first episode was watched by over 13 million viewers. It was the second largest audience of the year. The second and third installments continued \u201cto deliver blockbuster ratings\u201d for a network that was largely known for its documentaries. The series earned three Emmy Award nominations and gave birth to a feature film spinoff entitled \u201cSon of God\u201d and a sequel series, \u201cA.D. The Bible Continues.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to \u201cThe Bible,\u201d History has a variety of one-off documentaries about Jesus and His life including \u201cThe Jesus Strand,\u201d \u201cThe Face of Jesus Uncovered\u201d and \u201cWho Killed Jesus?\u201d Their new eight part series has big shoes to fill, but History is excited to live up to the challenge.<\/p>\n

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