We were allowed to preview The Gospel of John online prior to its release on Netflix.
About the Film:
FOUR GOSPELS. FOUR FILMS. ONE JESUS STORY. FOR EVERYONE.
A ground breaking, multi-language biblical film resource transforming the way we discover, study and engage with the life of Jesus through the four New Testament Gospels.
The Lumo Project is a ground breaking, multi-language biblical film resource transforming the way we discover, study and engage with the life of Jesus through the four New Testament Gospels: redefining the standard of visual Biblical media. The Lumo Project presents four films – one for each Gospel account – that will revolutionise the way we all experience the story of Jesus and the world of First Century Palestine in which he lived.
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
The Gospel of John takes the story of Jesus from John’s gospel with its own unique characteristics. For John, Jesus is the Word of God made human. John is clear that that when encounter Jesus, we encounter God. The gospel writer points to the miracles (the ‘Signs’) and teachings as evidence of Jesus’ special relationship as the divine Son of God.
This full-length feature film about the life of Jesus takes the actual Gospel text as its script, word for word, unedited. Five years in the making, this epic production has been critically acclaimed by leading religious scholars as a unique and highly authentic telling of the Jesus story.
Narrated by leading British actor David Harewood (‘Homeland’, ‘Blood Diamond’, ‘Merchant of Venice’) it is based on the latest theological, historical and archaeological research. With specially constructed sets and the extraordinarily authentic villages and countryside of rural Morocco, it immerses the viewer in the world of first century Palestine.
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Our Thoughts on The Gospel of John:
The Gospel of John is currently available to view on Netflix in both the KJV and NIV. The Spanish version will also be available, but I didn’t see it on Netflix yet. The Lumo Project will also be producing films for the other 3 gospels. These films are a word-for-word reading of the text of the Gospel of John.
We were quite impressed with not only the actors that they chose for the portrayal of the scriptures but also the scenery/backdrop for everything taking place within the text. The actors are not reading the scriptures. They are acting it out and speaking their native tongue in the background of the reading of the scripture. It really makes the text come to life.
We also liked that we could pick which translation we wanted to listen to during our viewing. The narrator did a good job reading the text and was easy to understand.
We look forward to watching the other gospels as they are released to Netflix in the future. If you’re looking for a way to make scripture come to life while sticking to the actual gospel, I highly recommend checking out this new film on Netflix.
