And THIS is precisely the type of conversations that this show is encouraging!
Great analysis - as a fan of the chosen I still think the creepy John line is brilliantly funny.
If for no other reason many people will read your analysis and still find the line brilliantly funny.
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As long as people are intelligent enough to realize this is simply someone’s idea of “historical” fiction I don’t see it as a religious problem. The problem is when people who are not familiar with The New Testament start believing that these stories presented are factual.
The portrayal of the Apostles, John, other disciples and even Jesus as unkempt dirty is revolting to me. Jews were fastidiously clean people, even in the first century. Jesus was a carpenter. He was a house builder, perhaps not wealthy but hardly poor. He would have worn clean clothes, well kept clothes. His clothes would have been hemmed not frayed. His clothes were in such good condition that the Roman Soldiers cast lots for them after the cross, they all wanted them.
Jesus Christ was raised in a family of royal descendants of King David. These were people of pride in their heritage.
I’m not crazy about making up stories surrounding the life of The Savior but it has been done over and over again. This is just another of many and there are many errors in it’s telling of the story of Jesus.
There are several faiths involved in these productions, I’m curious how they ever decide on a story that placates all involved.
So my understanding is that while the Different Faith traditions are read into the script they don’t have any veto on the content. At the end of the day Dallas Jenkins decides what ideas end up in the screen