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Jesus of Nazareth
The movie Jesus of Nazareth brings to life the life and story of Jesus Christ. The movie helped portray Jesus as something were not used to and showed the story of his life on a more relatable level. The miracles described in the bible are hard to imagine actually happening but the movie was able to materialize these things happening. It enables us to imagine what it would be like if Jesus were here today. The movie also incorporated many characters other minor characters that added depth to the film.
The separation of type of people based on factions was very deliberate in this movie. There were many different points in the movie were it shows the divide between the factions. Such as the scene where John the Baptist, baptized Jesus and the pharisees came to watch. The movie stays true to the biblical version of the Pharisees because Joseph of Arimethia was shown as one. Joseph fit the description of a Pharisee. He was an esteemed member of the Jewish faith and came in contact with all the citizens when he was watching Jesus preach. The Pharisees do not like that Jesus was healing on the sabbath day because they live by the law. John the Baptist is an example of one from the Essene faction. John the Baptist is an example of an Essene because he does ritual cleansing; baptism, and lived in purity. The portrayal of the Essenes was accurate for the most part, because they lived away from the rest of civilization and any cities or resources. The Essenes lived apart, in the desert to live a life filled with prayer and devotion to god. The Sanhedrin members in the movie were examples of those in the Saducee faction as well as the royalty and rich members of society. The Zealots portrayed in the movie...

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...ner to the community was looked down upon by most everyone including children much younger than her except for Jesus. He showed just as much love to her as he did to anyone else. Jesus was able to look past her sins and see her soul, like when Mary kneeled before him and washed his feet wit her tears and dried them with her hair. Jesus forgives and absolves her of her sins because of the greatness of her love. Jesus tells Mary “Your faith has saved you.” It shows that Jesus is willing to save anyone who is willing to be saved.
The movie Jesus of Nazareth, is a well done depiction of the life and many teachings of Jesus Christ. It portrays the separation of the factions is Jesus’ time. The film also shows the miracles that Jesus performed and many of his teachings. Overall the movie gives insight into how things looked and happened during the time of Jesus.

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