That is a fair criticism of the show, however have you considered that scene being more about Jesus teaching Mathew to use his God given talent.
Assume you have children if you don’t.
As a homeschool family I spent many hours with my kids having then “Teach” me how to add/subject/multiply/divide.. was it because I needed their help to teach me this skill or was it more about them demonstrating or dare I say practice their skills for THEIR benefit?
What you said.
Dallas has explained time and time again that this is not meant to be a word for word retelling of the bible. He seems to be doing everything he can to keep it a faithful artistic depiction if what may have been going on between the lines of the written words. He has a priest, an evangelical pastor and a messianic rabbi advising him.
I am Catholic and there have been a few things that don’t mesh 100% with my beliefs, but overall it is a wonderful, faithful, wholesome look at the life of Christ. I don’t feel pressured to change my beliefs, and I think I am gaining so much by watching, as would any Christian.
He does have some people who happen to be Mormans helping with production, (I believe a lot of the outside set is a Morman facility) but there is not a stich of Mormon content in the story.
I saw it today at the theater. The episodes were on par with the last season, and things are starting to get real. We got some deeper insight into some of the back stories and emotional stresses on the characters. I enjoyed seeing it on the big screen, but I’m also quite happy to watch it on the app. This is a fundraiser that I’m happy to participate in.
And no, that wasn’t me already getting weepy during the song preview. 🙂
Love,
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That is exactly how I took that episode.