I liked it. It portrayed Jesus as a friendly and socially interactive man rather than a dazed zombie like some of the other depictions do. It really brought out Jesus' love for children and their love for Him. Some will probably think it an overly familiar and liberal treatment, but I though it was nice.
Oh I did like the humanity the show displayed of Jesus's character...but they did get the personality wrong as well as this whole "learning" thing that Jesus did.
The Apostles they got wrong as well but did their best as to showing them as regular people too.
What I know of these guys is different....but then there's not much to go on and scholarship of Ancient Near Eastern customs is not really that common....we tend to think in terms of Westernized ideals and they flat out didn't have those whatsoever.
They tried and failed....but it was a good try. But they had too many voices in the mix that have no clue as to who Jesus is.
Jesus was highly intelligent and talented....way beyond anything that was known. And Jesus had wisdom.
Together (wisdom, knowledge, and talent) are a powerful combination of skills that absolutely can control many of the people you come in contact with. He can make you like him or hate him. His choice.
But Jesus wasn't about manipulation.
He gave the best of the best sermons. They were in poetry. Beautiful poetry. And very simple in terms that everyone understood. No hair splitting...no hesitation or reservations whatsoever.
But Jesus was also compassionate. Something that you don't see often in people who were smart, saavy, and talented. Which in a "dog eat dog" or "shark tank" environment is considered to be a point of weakness to be exploited.
This isn't Exactly the Jesus they are portraying. And missing out on the truth. It's entertaining for sure....just not accurate. The movie of Noah recently is entertaining...but it isn't scripture or accurately portraying the truth of scriptures....it's Talmud. It's stories and not truth.
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