It was produced by visual bible international, inc. Nov 14, 2003 the gospel of john was one of the best potrayals of christ i have ever seen. The gospel of john was shown in a special presentation at the 2003. 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. For more info on this movie or to buy the dvd visit. The film was released on september 26, 2003 throughout the united. The complete gospel is presented wordforword based on the new international version of the bible. John wesley is well known as the spiritual father of methodism.
This is a film taken from scripture, so you can watch it over and over. Intimate and reflective, the gospel of john offers an unparalleled. It depicts the events of the acts of the apostles from the new testament. Rather than taking the gospel story from a certain angle or trying to add a bunch to the story to try and make it more interesting, these dvds play out the gospel. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Also see the video bible books of matthew and acts, and the story of jesus. The most fully developed female character is the samaritan at the well.
This threehour drama attempts to accurately follow the gospel according to john, written sometime during the first century. In conclusion this three hour epic was an excellent portrayal of the life of. It is narrated word for word produced by the visual bible that has sadly gone out of business. The gospel of john is a 2003 film that is the story of jesus life as recounted by the gospel of john. It is a threehour presentation of the gospel of john in the bible. The gospel of john full movie free bible movie and visual bible. Read crossword bible studies the gospel of john king james version ebooks online. The film is in format closer to a visual audiobook, in that the filmed action, spoken in faux aramaic and read wordbyword as it is in the bible. The motion picture is a wordforword adaptation of the american bible societys good news bible. Mark goodacre has raised the spectre of the visual bible s gospel of mark film. The gospel of john full movie free bible movie and. His heartfelt struggles, his passion for authentic faith expressing itself through meaningful kingdom work, and his message of saving grace resonate with audiences of all ages and denominations.
Here is a wikipedia excerpt from the gospel of john film. Jan 12, 2010 mark goodacre has raised the spectre of the visual bible s gospel of mark film. It was released in some movie theaters in fall 2003. Visual bible dvd collection is a strong testament to the fact that bible is a powerful story with a miraculous message. It is a great movie, and truly gives audiences the best version so far of the greatest story ever told. Although it is very long and you may lose focus at times during the middle portion i would still highly. The life story of jesus is told from his humble birth. The script was an unabridged wordforword use of the gospel of john, using the good news translation. In 2003, scottishperuvian actor henry ian cusick starred as jesus in the threehour film, the gospel of john. It is narrated verse by verse from the gospel of john, beginning to end. Narrated by christopher plummer, its the bold and powerful story of jesus as told by his disciple john. Jun 27, 2017 le film the visual bible, the gospel of john 2003 vostfr admin 20170627t21. In the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. Book of john gospel of john bible movie visual bible we have a growing library of hd bible.
Feelgood results for the gospel of john filmthe gospel of john film. The life of jesus english official full hd movie youtube. The story of jesus life as recounted by his disciple john, this threehour epic feature film draws its audience into antiquity by way of meticulous recreation, including an original musical score complete with instrumental sounds of the time. For those unaware a this film, it was due to be the next film by the makers of the 90s gospel of matthew and acts and 2003 s gospel of john before the latter film unfortunately came off second in a box office clash with you know what. The visual bible, also visual bible project is the name used by two distinct projects to film, verbatim, books of the new testament. The visual bible the gospel of john 2003 part 1 of 14 wat. The motion picture is a wordforword adaptation of the. In fact, the movie is so good that the toronto international film festival has selected the gospel of john to have its world premiere at this years event. November 14, 2003 by visual bible international o n the face of things, the gospel of john seemed like it would be a difficult narrative to convincingly bring to life on the silver screen. Acts 1994 starring italianamerican actor bruce marchiano as jesus. The first visual bible project produced the visual bible. The third production of a torontobased outfit called visual bible international whose first two efforts, based on matthew and acts, i havent seen, the threehour gospel of john has a number of strengths, including solid production values, strong acting, professional directing by saville, and engaging narration by christopher plummer.
The gospel of john 2003 full movie hd an epic in the spirit of the passion of the christ, this widely acclaimed motion picture is a meticulous recreation of the turbulent era of jesus and. Now, the movie version of the gospel according to john a wordforword version. Matthew who narrates the movie, newcomer bruce marchiano as. If you own a copy of the good news bible, youve probably already read the entire script of the gospel of john. Life of jesus gospel of john from jesus film project. Get out the popcorn and relax with this awesome bible movie. Filmed on location in tunisia, morocco and south africa. The movie the gospel of john starts out with john in the river baptising people. And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true. I highly recommend it, and just a heads upthe special features addition to the dvd set is a great bonus. Id say it is the best movie depiction about jesus and his gospel of john thus far.
The film is strictly based on just one of the four gospels, namely the gospel of john. The gospel of john 2003 full movie hd video dailymotion. For those unaware a this film, it was due to be the next film by the makers of the 90s gospel of matthew and acts and 2003 s gospel of john before the latter film unfortunately came off second in. The story of jesus life as recounted by his disciple john, this threehour epic feature film draws its audience into antiquity by way of meticulous recreation.
The gospel of john was written two generations after the crucifixion of jesus christ. It stars henry ian cusick as jesus and is narrated by christopher plummer. The gospel of john 2003 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Henry ian cusick shows jesus as a kind, warm and loving godman with an important the story of jesus christ, word for word from the biblical gospel of john, which makes it so much more interesting, educational and faith strengthening.
And truly jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. We were blown away with the way this brought to life what we had read. The gospel of john, vividly comes to life in a faithful and powerful dramatization of the biblical text. Life of jesus gospel of john from jesus film project videos full length feature film produced in 2003 portraying the life of jesus christ as written by his disciple john.
Also available is information on our book the journey. Our webpage the christian resource center has all kinds of inspirational subjects and topics. The film stars the emmy award winning actor richard kiley as matthew, and introduces bruce marchiano as jesus. Now, visual bible has been refinanced and has produced a spectacular, welldirected, wellacted, word for word version of the gospel of john. The gospel of john 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Veteran british filmmaker philip saville directs the religious epic the gospel of john, a production of the canadian company visual bible international. However, the entire movie is excellent as well, especially considering the strictures the filmmakers set for themselves i. Please watch john s gospel and find out about the lord jesus christ and how he came to save us. 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. Matthew is a 1993 film portraying the life of jesus as it is found in the gospel of matthew. 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.
There is a narration from the new international version english bible and there is secondary to a narration of the gospel of john read by actor brian cox from the king james version english bible. Theres only one thing that id change in this movie. The gospel of john is a film that meticulously depicts the life of jesus as told by youngest. Home video trailer from buena vista home entertainment. The visual bible is a collection of dvds on that are designed to bring the bible to life while also maintaining complete and total accuracy. Bruce marchiano played the part of jesus in the visual bible. The gospel of matthew and the book of acts were also word for word dramatizations of biblical books, the text being the niv. I wish there was a movie like this for every book of the bible.
The gospel of john was one of the best potrayals of christ i have ever seen. The gospel of john combines in a unique way the visual engagement of a biblical epic with the textual fidelity of the bible on cd or audiocassette. I highly recommend it, and just a heads up the special features addition to the dvd set is a great bonus. Cusicks is the greatest film portrayal of the jesus christ of the gospels ever, and reason alone to see this movie. Search results vision video vision video christian. A visual interpretation of the book of acts of the apostle from the bible. Pdf download exploring the gospel of john john phillips commentary series the john phillips pdf full ebook. The first movie in the series takes the book of matthew and follows the scripture verbatim. It employs every single word of the text, as rendered by the good news bible translation.
The gospel according to john film the gospel according to john is a vision of marchiano ministries to produce a wordforword adaptation of the niv book of john. The gospel of john you are looking for atmospheric, epic and serious movies about with tragic hero, human spirit, heroic mission, false accusation, idealism, miraculous event and clergy themes of biography, drama and history genre shot in canada or uk. It is a perfect way to learn more about the life of jesus. The life and toils of jesus christ, depicted as written in the gospel of john. Feb 15, 2008 perhaps the best out of the visual bible series. But it dodges the controversial theological conclusion that the jews killed. Narrated in english, following the new international version of the scripture, while the actors speak in aramaic. The gospel of john youtube the holy bible book 01 genesis kjv dramatized audio duration.
The gospel of john 2003 directed by philip saville. The first disc is the three hour theatrical version of the film which is the one i have seen, and the second disc has the two hour version of the film plus all of the special features. Adaptation of divinity in the film the gospel of john a research. John is startlingly different in its details, style and tone so much so, that this gospel almost didnt make it into the accepted canon of new testament books. The visual bible series spotlights three different films from the bible. The gospel of john was shown in a special presentation at the 2003 toronto film festival. The 2dvd set also comes with an abridged twohour version, but i much prefer the threehour version. Jun 21, 2014 the dialogue of the movie is word for word, solely based on the good news bible also known as todays english version. Adapted for the screen, wordforword from the scriptures. Gospel of john, a production of the canadian company visual bible international.
The movie looks nice and the actors are all topnotch. Arnold, james brolin, dean jones, and bruce marchiano. The other women in this film, as in johns gospel, get short shrift. In conclusion, this movie is really worth your time to watch. Acts 1994 starring italian american actor bruce marchiano as jesus. This free bible movie goes through the scriptures of the gospel of john in such great detail. Our bible study group watched this in two sessions after we completed our study of john. The gospel of john is a 2003 epic film that recounts the life of jesus according to the gospel of john. Two ways to watch a film version of the entire gospel of john. The gospel of john buena vista home video release date. The gospel of john is a 2003 film dramatization of the life of jesus as found in the bible. We barely get any sense of mary magdalen, or mary and martha of bethany. Each link here takes you to the beginning of that chapter in john s gospel.
Ive watchedlistened sometimes in the background while doing other things on the computer this movie probably close to 20 times now. It is a motion picture that has been adapted for the screen on a wordforword basis from the american bible societys good news bible. The gospel of john movie with christopher plummer a meticulous recreation of the turbulent era of jesus and the events that changed the course of history. The gospel of john full movie 2003 show more 2003 2003 full movie christopher plummer film actor gospel of john film gospel of john religious text henry ian cusick tv actor philip saville stuart bunce the gospel of john the visual bible. The dialogue of the movie is word for word, solely based on the good news bible also known as todays english version.
It is in when jesus was talking about the festival. This uses only scripture so we were completely familiar with it as we had just read it all in our study. As part of the visual bible project, the film followed the gospel accurately without. Jan 28, 2015 watch the gospel of john 2003 full movie hd spicywoods on dailymotion. Followed by acts of apostles and finally the gospel of john. Each link here takes you to the beginning of that chapter in johns gospel. Visual bible international, a faithbased media company, has. Visual bible movies bring bible stories to life while maintaining accuracy. It stars henry ian cusick as jesus and is narrated by christopher plummer the film is strictly based on just one of the four gospels, namely the gospel of john.