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In honor of its 35th anniversary, The JESUS Film the most watched film in history, having been viewed billions of times has now been re-mastered in high-definition with a complete new musical score in Dolby 5.1 surround sound. The JESUS Film is a faithful depiction of Christ s birth, ministry, death and resurrection as told in the biblical account from the Gospel of Luke. Virtually every word Jesus speaks in The JESUS Film is quoted from Scripture, with 450 leaders and scholars having reviewed the script for biblical accuracy. Further historical accuracy was ensured using clothing, pottery and other props...

Some 50 Muslim villagers armed with clubs and axes attacked a showing of the Jesus Film near Sargodha, Pakistan, on Wednesday night, injuring three part-time evangelists and four Christians in attendance. Two of the evangelists were said to be seriously injured. The Muslim hardliners also damaged a movie projector, burned reels of the film and absconded with the public address system and donations from Christian viewers in Chak village, about 10 kilometers northeast of Sargodha, at 7 p.m. Officers at the Saddr police station refused to register a case against the Muslim assailants, sources said. Compass observed three part-time evangelists—Ishtiaq...

A new film on Jesus, told from an Islamic perspective, has drawn mixed reactions from the Christian community over its claim that Jesus did not die on the cross but was replaced by Judas Iscariot. “The Messiah” – written, produced and directed by Iranian filmmaker Nader Talebzadeh - was filmed in the Islamic Republic of Iran with Iranian actors to portray how Muslims understand the life of Jesus based on the teachings of the Qur’an and the Gospel of Barnabas – a book not included in the Christian Bible and in which the Prophet Mohammed appears. The movie features two...

The JESUS Film has been viewed by more than 201 million people, in some 950 languages and is used as a powerful evangelism tool by over 1,500 Christian agencies. Jim Green, executive director of the JESUS Film Project, spoke to The Christian Post on Wednesday about the film’s effectiveness in transcending barriers, and about the new JESUS Film initiative to send 3.6 million videos and audios to Asia. CP: What about this project makes it so effective? Green: The Jesus Film is a movie on the life of Jesus taken from the Book of Luke. It is really the Word...

Recent outbreaks regarding Danish cartoons portraying Muhammad have brought attention to Islamic regulations concerning the pictorial portrayal of prophets. The issue has once again come to the fore in Egypt, but this time concerning the portrayal of a different holy figure—Jesus... ...Abdel Moti Bayumi, an Islamic scholar, echoes these concerns. "Muslims hate seeing Jesus represented in human form and especially if they show him in moments of weakness."

Two Christian men showing the "Jesus" film were killed in Faridpur, Bangladesh. Lipial Marandi, 21, and Tapan Kumar Roy, 27, were employed with Christian Life Bangladesh, a partner agency of Campus Crusade for Christ, the American-based evangelistic group. Amid strong outrage voiced at their July 29 murders, Bengali Christians are planning a rally in support of their families. The two men had spent the last eight months providing health awareness programs to locals and showing the "Jesus" film. The two-hour docudrama about the life of Christ, based on the Gospel of Luke, has been seen in every country of the...

"JESUS" Videos for a Closed Nation Ministry #2571058 This ministry is part of JESUS Film Project Dear friend in Christ, We've been given permission by officials in a very closed Middle Eastern nation to show the "JESUS" film in several public movie theaters--this is completely unprecedented! The way is also opening to distribute up to fifty thousand videos of "JESUS." People living there are expressing an unusual openness to Christ when they are offered this video. That is why our workers are asking for all FIFTY THOUSAND videos NOW, to touch as many lives as possible. This open door could...

CBN News) - The surprising success of "The Passion" may have overshadowed the long-running "Jesus" film. That movie has been shown around the world for many years, as a way of spreading the Gospel. Now, the movie's promoters have a new mission: to spread it on DVD throughout America. It has become a movie classic. The story of Jesus flickering on screens from rural India to the Andes of South America. For the past 25 years, Campus Crusade's "Jesus" film has circled the globe, but surprisingly, few Americans have seen the movie. Now that is about to change. Southern Field...

Mel Gibson under attack for Jesus film?Actor-director believes enemies are trying to discredit him© 2003 WorldNetDaily.comActor-director Mel Gibson said tonight he's under attack for making a realistic movie about the suffering, sacrificial death of Jesus.On Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor," Gibson said a reporter was dispatched by a "reputable" but unnamed publication to "dig up dirt" on him."Whenever you take up a subject like this it does bring out a lot of enemies," he said. His private life, his banking records, charities he supports, friends, business associates and family members have all undergone scrutiny in this investigation, he said.Asked...