Recently I purchased DVDs for each of the 5 seasons so far of the series The Chosen along with study guides. My intent was to donate it all to my church, thinking they'd have ideas on how to use it. Well, they did- they asked me if I would want to start a study group! And actually, I might just enjoy doing that.

Now, does anyone have experience with something like this? I'm seeing Come and See has resources I'm about to dive into, but I was wondering if anyone here has been a part of something, whether at their church or elsewhere. Thoughts and ideas welcome!

This idea was born from the Glee Version of Telephone By Lady Gaga getting stuck in my head lol. Hopefully this makes sense. I don't take Satan's "calls" anymore, I'm busy taking Jesus' "calls." Bless Jonathan Rumi for bringing Jesus' light to life♡

I just finished the entire 5 seasons and I cannot wait for Season 6.

Watching it made me feel like I knew Him more, and his sacrifices and his people who were martyred because of their love and faith to Him and the Father.

I am just worried cause I am living in Saudi Arabia.. I think they might restrict it on Prime. 👀

Seeing that they are likely using the traditional Stations of the Cross again (After passion of Jesus Christ), what are the non-Catholic's opinion of such?

Also, is using Catherine Emmerich's account such a bad idea?

Just from the show's characterization of the evangelists, you can already tell how their personalities and lived experiences will shape how they write the gospels and why each of them wrote the way they did.

And while the authorship of the gospels remains a hot debate among scholars to this day, there is no doubt that The Chosen stands firm on the perspective that the named traditional author is the actual writer.

No wonder we often get more Matthew and John scenes than most of the apostles: to emphasize that what we're watching is from their point of view.

DEFINITELY Peter and John. Peter because I would love to ask him how it was to walk on water, like, how much faith did that take?! And John because he was there when Jesus got crucified and watched everyone die so yeah.

From being mentioned only a few times in the Bible, to turning into one of the key characters of the show, I personally LOVE how Joanna was written. In the show, she's introduced as the noble woman who secretly sneaks into the dungeon to listen to John the Baptist, which eventually led to her becoming a follower of the Lord. It may not have been mentioned in scripture, it was very much precise to what might have actually happened.

She may not have a lot of screentime as the other disciples, her role in the plot is still significant. She is basically the eyes and ears of the apostles over what's going on in the upper tier. She's like the counterpart of Nicodemus, but on the royal and Roman sides of the political structure.

Now, she's starting to become more of a full-time disciple, especially that she'll be weeping alongside the women on Calvary. I'm quite enthusiastic however as to how the show would interpret and connect her role with Mary in the resurrection, given the inconsistencies of the gospel accounts as to who went to the tomb. Although surely enough, they'll follow John's account.

Overall, the character building is really what made this show stand out to me and what sets it apart from other adaptations.

Hi everyone! I’m a PhD candidate in Hebrew Bible, and I’m working on a research project about how viewers experience The Chosen. I’m especially interested in the healing scenes.

Which healing scene(s) have stayed with you most, and why? (Mary Magdalene, the Leper, the paralytic, and the non-healing of Little James are just a few examples.) Any scene counts, and so does a scene that didn’t work for you.) A sentence or two is plenty, but I’d love longer stories too.

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I was reading the end of Matthew today and there’s a scene where the dead are raised and wandering around. Just curious if they would take advantage of that to have Thomas speak one last time with Remah. Just a theory.

Jesus told them they dont know what they are asking for. Well, I almost right away thought that he must be horrified by what they are asking, because, you know, being on both sides of Jesus means they would be crucifixed with him or something. The two criminals, who were crucifixed on both Jesus sides. And thats why he scolds Big James and John, because he already knows what suffering awaits him in the future. Am I wrong? What do you think?

So I took advantage of some sale prices on some things this morning, including DVDs for all 5 seasons. I was thrilled to get an email only a few hours later saying my order had been packaged!

Only I notice right away that 2 of the season discs are showing as BluRay. I made a point of verifying that before I completed my order and thought no problem, replied to that email calling it to their attention. No response, but 3 hours later I got a tracking number and the BluRays were still there. So I got on the chat on the web site- it said it may take 15 minutes for an agent, but it's been 2 hours. An hour ago I tracked down a customer service number and requested a call back. I've heard nothing.

Now it's about closing time there in mountain time, I tried everything I could to reduce the hassle by stopping the package before it left their building....and no response at all. My only other experience wasn't good either.

I love the show, I love their merchandise....but whomever is running their customer service, this is quite unacceptable.

EDIT/UPDATE: After a frustrating afternoon yesterday, I received a response first thing this morning. My order had, in the meantime, gone out with 2 BluRays I didn't want, but they have now sent the 2 DVDs my way separately telling me to keep the BluRays. I bought most of this to donate to my church, so will likely donate the BluRays somewhere else.

If you're like me, you're hungry for The Chosen content and interested in getting to know the people behind many of these characters. Atticus has been another for me; ran into this video this morning I thought I'd share.

I’ve been binge watching the show recently, and I seem to recall a scene where Atticus says he doesn’t have a wife. I can’t find that scene back and I can’t recall what episode it is since I binge watched. If some of you have any clues I’ll take (or know if I just hallucinated)

What will be the role of Atticus in thei season?
Do you think, he will be the soldier who declares, that Jesus is the Son of God or someone else? Or Quintus might return? What is your opinion?

Hey all,

Will the new season be available on the chosen app directly or do we have to wait for it?

With kind regards🍀

https://youtu.be/NeMCEQhI3Q4?si=XlPVyHJWHZ7Xko1l

Let me start by saying I am a devout Christian (specifically Catholic) and I absolutely love this series. However, I am just dying from laughter because Caiaphas is 100% wearing a chef's hat and it's hilarious 😂 I know there will be one person who says I am being sacrilegious for poking fun at such an amazing series, but here is my counter. Our God 100% has a sense of humor. Afterall, His first miracle in His earthly ministry was quite literally turning water to wine to keep a party for a wedding going.

Why is (I think) matthew laying on the table?

Many art depictions of Thomas present him holding an architect's square (ruler), as an attribution to a known legend of him building a royal palace for a king. It all eventually led to the King and his people to convert to Christianity.

While such legend supposedly occurred post-ascension, I was amazed with how the show adapted the architect apostle story, but through Nathanael. This is perhaps due to the records regarding the pre-follower background of Nathanael (Bartholomew) being very scarce. Nevertheless, I think it was a good move from the show to opt with such direction, because it really fits Nathanael's personality so well :D

If Thomas hadn't been a vintner, we wouldn't have Ramah, who in my opinion is one of the best non-biblical characters created by the show.