The four canonical gospels the gospel of mark the gospel of matthew the gospel of luke the gospel of john. The game of the global elite full investigative documentary duration. The movie the gospel of john starts out with john in the river baptising people. Therein, one learns that the jar and linen cloth which protected this manuscript of johns gospel have recently been rediscovered in cambridge.
Askeland argues that the john fragment was written by the same person, in the same ink, and with the same instrument as the gospel of jesus wife. What you watched was the first 40 minutes of a two hour and twenty minute feature documentary. For god loved the world so much a word for word depiction of the life of jesus christ from the good news translation bible as recorded in the gospel of john. Most scholars ascribe this to documentary dependence, direct or indirect, meaning the close agreements among synoptic gospels are due to one gospel s drawing from the text of another, or from some written source that another gospel also drew from. They did a wonderful job of clearly stating why the popularly held doctrines are not in line with the bible. Yet only onethe gospel of johnclaims to be an eyewitness account, the testimony of the unnamed disciple whom jesus loved. This threehour epic feature film follows john s gospel precisely, without additions to the story from other gospels, nor omission of complex passages. I highly recommend it, and just a heads upthe special features addition to the dvd set is a great bonus. The gospel of john is the firstever filmed version of the biblical text as it was actually written. Gospel of john declared fake, but why and why only john.
Bultmann, culpepper and others between 1950 and 1980 severely changed the points of view of theologians regarding john s gospel. Watch the gospel of john with joe boyd online vimeo on. If youd like to buy or rent the full film, please click christ alone ag1 on the top menu. Nov 14, 2003 the gospel of john was one of the best potrayals of christ i have ever seen. Tim says that john feels like a reflective retelling of the story of.
The gospel of john was shown in a special presentation at the 2003 toronto film festival. The gospel of john chapter 20 verses 11 to 31 by miguel soto. The gospel of john, of course, stands apart from the other three gospels. This mans story has been told and retold more than any story in history. The gospels, the first four books of the new testament, tell the story of the life of jesus. Narrated word for word by some of the worlds leading voice talent, the gospels are coming to life like never before. If you recently watched the abbreviated version of american gospel, christ alone on nrb tv, we welcome you to our site. John is the last gospel and, in many ways, different from the synoptic gospels. The gospel of john was one of the best potrayals of christ i have ever seen. This threehour epic feature film follows johns gospel precisely, without additions to the story from other gospels, nor omission of complex passages. American gospel explores the core question of christianity, what is the gospel. This threehour, epic, feature film follows john s gospel precisely, without additions to the story from the other gospels or omissions of the gospel s complex passages. The gospel of john takes a reverent approach to its story without ever bringing it to life, proving that cribbing from the good book isnt enough to guarantee.
Christians need to go into all the world to bring their friends to watch the good news of our lord and savior, jesus christ, in the gospel of john. John is more thoroughly chronological in its structure than. Then john sees jesus and he tells two other disciples that is jesus. This was a complete gospel stretching from john the baptist to thecontinue reading. Jun 21, 2014 the bestloved but least understood of the gospels, john presents a uniquely human portrait of courage and passion encompassing jesus entire threeyear ministry, the final years of his life.
The gospel of john is a forgery, any biblical scholar has always known this but has been held onto so that revelations, the big seller, can be kept as well. The story of jesus life as told by the apostle john, narrated by christopher plummer. The story of the storytellers the gospel of john from. While john s content may be unique, he presents a different side of jesus that is complimentary to the other three gospels and helps provide its readers with a. This movie shows that he came with a sword matthew 10.
The gospel of john was the gospel that was written the latest, and john himself seems to have been the last living disciple of the original twelve. The gospel of john i viewed on netflix on apple tv was the king james version narrated by brian cox. Jan 16, 2015 pdf download exploring the gospel of john john phillips commentary series the john phillips pdf full ebook. We know that that was the case with the gospel of john. The writings of john brought me to the lord jesus but the message of jesus christ, the holy bible, keeps me there patrick exwizardry forgiveness by believingtrusting in jesus. Johns gospel, in common with those of mark, luke and matthew, have been tampered with and altered with additions made, whole passages have been added centuries after the gospels were originally written, in the case of john, whole sections were added between the 5th and 8th centuries, so rather than being the word of god, the gospels are the. Each stage is intricately involved with the life of the johannine community. Nobody wants all that fire and brimstone that puts butts in seats in churches thrown away, no matter how fake that is as well. The gospel of john official hd movie english youtube. However, what will be most effective in touching peoples hearts is for them to readhear the word of god, and that is the main reason why this film is most excellent. And it says that john was sharing with the people the word of god. It contains a variety of statements and information about jesus not contained in the synoptic gospels. More about q and the gospel of thomas an accidental discovery in egypt seems to confirm the existence of the lost gospel of q.
We watched this film for the first time in january 2006 after phil gons tipped me off to it, and we enjoy it so much that weve watched it about ten times. Apr 09, 2007 this weekend my wife and i watched the gospel of john film on dvd again, and im glad we did. For over thirty years hall has taught courses at dallas seminary in intermediate level greek gram. Professor king felt that these concerns were legitimate, but that there was still a chance that the gospel was authentic. Christ alone 2 hours 19 minutes produced by brandon kimber is a defense of the gospel from the perspective of the conservative evangelical movement. Narrated in english, following the new international version of the scripture, while the actors speak in aramaic. The gospel truth are an a cappella and southern gospel quartet from upstate new york. I think well make this an easter weekend tradition.
Because this is a literal translation of the gospel of john, there are a few scenarios and characters missing that are familiar to many people who have read the other gospels. Narrated word for word by some of the worlds leading voice talent, the gospels are coming to life like. For one reason, simply because matthew and luke use common sources. Life of jesus gospel of john english jesus film project. This documentary is about the lost gospels found in egypt, and other places, more knowledge is more wisdown, peace in jesus. Its not the first film in the visual bible series matthew and acts are.
Memorizing the gospel of john was a spiritual practice during a difficult time in my life, said jennings, who also conceived the show. In the first of four wordforword film adaptations, aramaicspeaking actors recreate the stories of jesus life from the fourth gospel. A new film by matt bartolomeo will be released this year to commemorate their 20th anniversary. Stream the gospel of john, a solo performance, free on youtube. The book, which went through two to three stages, or editions, before reaching its current form. Gospel of john verse by verse commentary trusting in jesus.
Clocking in at three hours, the films pace is more easily adapted to episodic bible studies, family nights and devotions than a friday movie night. Onscreen, as in scripture, its john who introduces us to jesus. Life of jesus gospel of john and truly jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. Apr 27, 2014 the most recent discussion of codex qau may be found in a recent awardwinning contribution to the subject of the coptic versions of johns gospel esp. One hundred fifty years ago, if one had asked a new testament scholar which of the four gospels gave us the most information about the life and ministry of jesus, the answer would almost invariably have been, the gospel of john. Because the gospel records jesus visit to jerusalem for the passover in john 2. The gospel of john is the fourth of the canonical gospels. The actors playing the disciples, were exceptional. Each link here takes you to the beginning of that chapter in johns gospel in the movie. The gospel of john is built around seven miracles of jesus. On the face of things, the gospel of john seemed like it would be a. Johns gospel contains the record of the saviors most profound discourses, his most convincing arguments with the jews, and of his declarations respecting himself and god.
The gospel of john is the fourth gospel in the new testament. Intimate and reflective, the gospel of john offers an unparalleled opportunity to experience the incomparable life and times of jesus christ. The gospel of john is a spectacular, welldirected, wellacted, word for word version of the gospel of john. Authors preface to an exegetical commentary on john. The gospel of john presents a marvelous testimony of jesus christ, and the purest and most elevated views of god to be found anywhere, far exceeding the speculations of philosophers.
The question in the synoptic gospels concerns the extent to which the divine reality broke into history in jesus coming, and the answers are given in terms of the closeness of the new age. Love from the perspective of modern scholars which of the following best describes the composition of the gospel john. Unlike the other three gospel accounts that begin with the birth of christ, john enters the greatest story ever told at the ministry of john the baptist, the wildhaired prophet of the desert called to prepare the way of the lord. This documentary does a fantastic job of three things. The gospel of john was written two generations after the crucifixion of jesus christ. The motion picture is a wordforword adaptation of the american bible societys good news bible. Documentaries and the gospel of john key of g major. The forgery of the lycopolitan gospel of john textual criticism. The gospel has been depicted in live narrations and dramatized in productions, skits, plays, and passion plays, as well as in film. The gospel of john is a 2003 epic film that recounts the life of jesus according to the gospel of john. The life and toils of jesus christ, depicted as written in the gospel of john. John s gospel has more to say about this than any other gospels. Views on the authorship, origin, and historicity of the fourth gospel have changed drastically over the last century and a half. Ive always had an affinity for john, which seems to be a truly firsthand narrative by a man who was actually there.
The motion picture is a wordforword adaptation of the. Professor of classics and director of the religious studies program. Using the original jesus narrative as its script word for word this profound and stunning film sheds new light on one of historys most sacred texts. You can find the best commentary on john for you using the tools on the right side.
While john s content may be unique, he presents a different side of jesus that is complimentary to the other three gospels and helps provide its readers with a clearer understanding of his divinity and preexistence. Gospel of john declared fake, but why and why only. The narration by christopher plummer was completely from the gospel of john, and the scenes were well interpreted cinematically, to give a realistic and dramatic account of the gospel. The eagle is the usual symbol for the gospel of john, because his thought is so lofty and it flies so high. Narration is also available in spanish and i believe chinese. Written over 1,900 years ago, the gospel of john chronicles the life of a peasant jewish rabbi from an insignificant galilean town who became the worlds most controversial household name jesus.
It features repeated interviews and clips from john piper, mark dever, john macarthur, phil johnson, paul washer, and many more. The bestloved but least understood of the gospels, john presents a uniquely human portrait of courage and passion encompassing jesus entire threeyear ministry, the final years of his life. With selva rasalingam, karima gouit, ramdane aala, ettuhfi abdellatif. The gospel of john has been received down through the ages as being the truth of god, divinely revealing that jesus is the son of god, and lord of lord. John, from the very beginning, presents jesus in terms of. This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true john 21. Beautifully shot, wonderfully performed, and informed by the latest theological, historical. And truly jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. In the infancy gospel of thomas not to be confused with the gospel of thomas treated in considerable detail in the documentary, the child jesus breathes life into a dried fish which fares better than three humans two children and a teacher whom the child jesus slays for one puerile reason or another and does not bother to resurrect.
The documentary goes through ideas such as moralistic therapeutic deism and the word of faith movement prosperity gospel, mass healers such as benny hinn, name it and claim it, and other popular concepts. Hall harris iii is professor of new testament studies at dallas theological seminary and is also the project director and managing editor for the net bible new english translation. The gospel of john was shown in a special presentation at the 2003 toronto film. In my studies of john, almost every major commentary refers to this title by bultmann. For the first time in film history the gospels of matthew, mark, luke and john have been reconstructed in four feature length, documentary style films. The gospel of john full and with english subtitles youtube. The life of jesus english official full hd movie youtube.
This threehour epic feature film follows johns gospel precisely, without additions to the story from other gospels, or omission of complex passages. The method of philip savilles the gospel of john defies ordinary film criticism, and indeed ordinary movie viewing. There is another version, of the same movie images, narrated by david harewood using the niv new international version bible from director david batty. The gospel of john embedded in the socalled spiritual gospel is an architectural hostility toward judaism. Almost unknown bibles secrets bbc documentary youtube. The most recent such portrayal is the 2014 film the gospel of john, directed by david batty and narrated by david harewood and brian cox, with selva rasalingam as jesus. The story of the storytellers from jesus to christ the.