{"id":46138,"date":"2016-05-24T05:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T12:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/?p=46138"},"modified":"2016-05-23T15:52:34","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T22:52:34","slug":"the-young-messiah-a-round-up-of-my-top-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/05\/the-young-messiah-a-round-up-of-my-top-posts.html","title":{"rendered":"The Young Messiah<\/i> — a round-up of my top posts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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The Young Messiah<\/a><\/i> is out on Digital HD today, so here is a round-up of my top stories on that film, which tells the story of Jesus and his family when he is seven years old.<\/p>\n

I interviewed Cyrus Nowrasteh<\/a>, who co-wrote and directed the film, in March.<\/p>\n

I reviewed the film<\/a> when it came out in March.<\/p>\n

I reviewed A Child Called Jesus<\/i><\/a>, a 1987 film that has a few things in common with The Young Messiah<\/i> (e.g. both films take place when Jesus is seven), in March.<\/p>\n

I wrote about this and two other films that depict Jesus bringing a bird to life<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I posted a scene guide<\/a> with seven clips from the film (totaling about 12 minutes) and a thorough list of the Bible passages that each scene is based upon.<\/p>\n

And I rounded up interviews with the following filmmakers:<\/p>\n