The Life Story of Jesus: Dallas Jenkins & The Cast of “The Chosen”
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🗓️ 9 January 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
The beloved historical drama television series The Chosen has burst onto the scene with its real, raw, and accurate depiction of the life of Jesus. As the first multi-season series about the life and ministry of Jesus, the show focuses on the people who met and followed Him, giving viewers a personal perspective through the eyes of those who knew Him—bringing out an emotional, personal, and intimate side of the life of Christ.
This week, we’re joined by the creative mind who brought The Chosen to life, Dallas Jenkins. Accompanying him are actors and actresses Elizabeth Tabish, Paras Patel, Shahar Isaac, Abe Bueno-Jallad, and Jonathan Roumie—who each share what it means to them to be able to portray these iconic characters, and how they work together as a team to lift each other up in telling this important story.
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Interview Quotes:
“I really did say to myself, and to God, ‘Okay, I'm willing to give up [my career]. I truly care more about being in Your will and doing what You want me to do than I care about achieving anything or getting certain affirmation.’” - Dallas Jenkins
“My hope is that I'm making the best show [through The Chosen] I can that honors God and accurately captures the character and intentions of Jesus in the Gospels.” - Dallas Jenkins
“If you look at the Gospels, there are women at really pivotal moments of Jesus's ministry.” - Elizabeth Tabish
“I knew the only thing that I had left to do—which I really hadn't done—was to get on my knees and completely and wholly surrender myself, my career, and my circumstances to God.” - Jonathan Roumie
“Playing Jesus, there's a reason that God put me in this role and not somebody else. And so I had to recognize that and take up that mantle and know that I was where I was meant to be.” - Jonathan Roumie
“One thing that I take away from [the biblical life of] James is the conviction, and the will that you have to have to stand by your convictions. For me, taking on the character has deepened my understanding of what it truly means to be convinced about what you believe.” - Abe Bueno-Jallad
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| 0:00.0 | Life Audio |
| 0:03.6 | Jesus listens. |
| 0:06.8 | The 365-day prayer devotional now comes in a note-taking edition. |
| 0:11.9 | This beautiful book includes a leather soft cover and space each day for you to write your reflections, prayers, and thoughts. |
| 0:19.1 | It makes a perfect gift for anyone who journals and wants to make a |
| 0:23.2 | record of their walk with God. Look for the Jesus Listen's note-taking edition wherever you buy books. |
| 0:31.7 | The Chosen is ultimately a very intimate story, and we're never going to get to a place where we do it |
| 0:36.7 | like a sword and sandals epic, where it's battle sequences and everything's big. Even in our big sets, |
| 0:42.5 | it's ultimately about people and about relationships. Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. The |
| 0:49.5 | beloved historical drama television series The Chosen has burst onto the scene with its real, |
| 0:54.8 | raw, and accurate depiction of the life of Jesus. As the first multi-season series about the |
| 0:59.9 | life and ministry of Jesus, the show focuses on the people who met and followed him, giving |
| 1:04.9 | viewers a personal perspective through the eyes of those who knew him, bringing out an emotional, |
| 1:10.6 | personal, and intimate side of the life of Christ. |
| 1:18.1 | This week, we're joined by the creative mind who brought the chosen to life, Dallas Jenkins. |
| 1:23.5 | Accompanying him are actors and actresses, Elizabeth Tabish, Paris Patel, Shahar Isaac, Abe |
| 1:30.8 | Bueno Jalad, and Jonathan Rumi, who each share what it means to them to be able to portray |
| 1:36.8 | these iconic characters and how they work together as a team to lift each other up in telling |
| 1:41.8 | this important story. Let's begin with the creator, |
| 1:44.9 | writer, and producer of the show, Dallas Jenkins. I'm Dallas Jenkins, and I'm primarily |
| 1:52.4 | known as being the creator of The Chosen. I'm also the founding member of Five and Two Studios, |
| 1:57.8 | which is the production company that does The Chosen and other Bible |
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