The Dangers of Depicting Jesus

The Dangers of Depicting Jesus

Let me be direct: other than Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, I’m no fan of modern depictions of the life of Jesus. Whether it’s Jesus of Nazareth or The Chosen or just about any other attempt, modern portrayals of Christ’s fall flat. They typically insert too much of our modern world into the scenes—either subconsciously or in a misguided attempt to make Christ’s world more understandable… Source