The popular television series, “The Chosen,” sits comfortably at the center of the modern religious imagination, charming countless professing Christians with its picturesque portrayal of its gospel—another gospel. In the real world, where wolves dress up as lambs and vultures pose as doves, such charm should make us suspicious. Beneath the captivating script and “heartwarming” scenes lies a cleverly concealed rot. This is not the faithful retelling of Jesus’ life that it masquerades as, but rather a soft, sentimental invitation to swallow theological poison wrapped in cinematic sugar. The signs of spiritual decomposition are there for those with eyes to...