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Jesus is a 1999 Italian-American biblical historical drama television miniseries that retells the historical events of Jesus Christ. It was shot in Morocco and Malta . It stars Jeremy Sisto as the titular character, Jacqueline Bisset as Mary of Nazareth , Debra Messing as Mary Magdalene and Gary Oldman as Pontius Pilate .
The film depicts the life of Jesus Christ and his struggle with various forms of temptation including fear, doubt, depression, reluctance, and lust. The book and the film depict Christ being tempted by imagining himself engaged in sexual activities, which caused outrage from certain Christian groups, claiming the work as blasphemy .
Jesus (also known as The Jesus Film) is a 1979 American Biblical drama film directed by Peter Sykes and John Krish, and produced by John Heyman. In Jesus , the life of Jesus Christ is depicted, primarily using the Gospel of Luke as the main basis for the story.
The power struggle between the two key characters in Christ and Satan is emphasized through context, alliteration, and theme; with a heavy emphasis on the great measure (ametan) of God. From the very beginning of the piece, the reader is reminded and expected to know the power and mightiness of God, the creator of the universe:
For example, both Matthew and John have stories of Jesus's saliva having mystical properties that help restore a blind man's vision. In Lamb , a young Joshua and his siblings playfully repeatedly kills a lizard and then revive it by sticking it in Joshua's mouth filled with healing saliva, akin to stories in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas that ...
The book begins with Jesus's conception by Mary and Joseph, in the spiritual presence of God. Jesus's birth is heralded by a mysterious character, who claims to be an angel. Later, at Bethlehem, Jesus is born in a cave, [3] and three shepherds – including the "angel" – arrive to bring him presents.
Joshua: The Homecoming (1999) Jesus, His Life and Teachings: As Recorded by His Friends Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (2000) The Parables of Joshua (2001) The Messenger (2002) Trinity: A New Living Spirituality (2002) Joshua in a Troubled World : A Story for Our Time (2005) My Struggle with Faith (2006) Joshua's Family (2007) Jesus: A New ...
Jesus' Son is a collection of short fiction by Denis Johnson published in 1992 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. A short story cycle comprising 11 pieces, Jesus' Son is Johnson's most critically acclaimed and popular literary effort, and the work with which Johnson is most identified.