#The chosen season 2 episode 1 series#

The prologue ends on a cliffhanger but suggests that a running subplot in this season is going to be how the disciples come to terms with their relationships with Christ and what they ultimately believed others needed to be told about him. ThereвЂ™s even a cute joke about how Matthew and John approached writing their Gospels from VERY different perspectives and approaches. John doesnвЂ™t quite know yet what he needs to say to help future generations understand who Christ was. Through him all things were made without Him nothing was made that has been madeвЂќ (John 1:1-3). It then cuts to John struggling to write the famous opening verse, вЂњ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The scene opens up with one-on-one interviews between John and surviving members of the disciples.

#The chosen season 2 episode 1 series#

WhatвЂ™s interesting to me is the series tackling the idea of HOW the gospels were written. There are modern Biblical/secular scholars who contest the authorship question (sometimes quite aggressively), but thatвЂ™s not relevant for this show given itвЂ™s generally fairly deterrent to traditional protestant Bible teachings. A lost fifth Gospel in Aramaic may have also existed and influenced Matthew and Luke.

Canonically, the earliest surviving gospels were written by two students of Peter and Paul, while the later gospels were written by two of the surviving witnesses of ChristвЂ™s ministry. Subsequently, the Gospels themselves were written between 40-70 A.D., although the actual dates and authorship are debated vigorously. ItвЂ™s generally believed Christ was crucified in 32 A.D. Set decades after ChristвЂ™s ministry, the show introduces us to John as heвЂ™s sitting down to write the Gospel of John, the last of the four canonical books written about ChristвЂ™s ministry. The first scenes of the new season were some of my favorite conceptual scenes so far of the entire show. Positive Content:В Themes of love, understanding, faith, learning, and kindness Spiritual Content: The series follows the ministry of Christ and his disciples and explores how they were taught to live and spread the gospel.