Jan

24

2012

Justin Taylor|12:00 pm CT

Jesus and the Woman at the Well
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The Gospel of John film may be one of the best films on the life of Jesus. The virtues of the film are many, but the two that stand out to me are (1) it is entirely tethered to the text of Scripture (the “script” is essentially the Gospel of John, word-for-word), and (2) Henry Ian Cusick’s portrayal of Jesus. It takes superb acting skills to combine the compelling toughness and tenderness of Jesus—and it’s here that many of the Jesus films are disappointing.

Here is the scene reenacting John 4, where Jesus encounters a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well:

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