Jesus The New Way DVD Curriculum
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Actor: N. T. Wright, Tom WrightDVD: Region Code 1
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 180 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-06-28
Studio: Vision Video
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DVD Review: Warm but incomplete introduction to Jesus by a renowned New Testament scholar
Summary: 4 Stars
[Originally prepared for the edition without the pre-printed accompanying materials: Jesus The New Way PDF Curriculum]
Jesus The New Way consists of 6 half-hour programs, written and presented by the New Testament scholar Tom Wright (N. T. Wright). It was originally produced in 1998. Wright frequently appears onscreen speaking directly to the camera; otherwise he narrates over selected scenes from films about Jesus. Particular use is made of the excellent film simply called Jesus, starring Brian Deacon (1979). The six presentations are entitled: Getting the Kingdom Started, Startling Surprises, Longing for a King, Why Did Jesus Die?, Who Was Jesus?, and The New Claim. Printable materials intended to aid group study are included in the DVD.
The series is intended as an introduction to the mission and message of Jesus in its historical context. Overall, it succeeds quite well and could be used as part of a curriculum for adults or mature youths in Christian churches. Some supplementary help will be needed, however, in two of the later presentations. In these Wright quite naturally emphasizes his own contributions and insights as a New Testament scholar, but here these special insights crowd out traditional but still valid affirmations:
In WHY DID JESUS DIE? Wright shows how Jesus intended to die in order to be a kind of lightening-rod for God's wrath so that others may be forgiven. This is fascinating, but leaves out other facets of the significance of the cross. Many scripture passages are used, but strangely Mark 10:45 (and parallels) is not.
In WHO WAS JESUS? Wright affirms that Jesus was human, but instead of a direct affirmation that Jesus was also divine, he shifts the question from an ontological one (about Christ's being and person) to one speaking of his activity and mission. Here Wright shows us how Jesus was deliberately enacting the story of God in his own person. The effect is enriching and powerful, but when one remembers the original question (Who was Jesus?), it is hard to shake the feeling that Wright is being unnecessarily coy about Jesus' divinity.
In sum, this is a warm and provocative introduction to Jesus by a renowned New Testament scholar, for which we can be grateful. Its specific deficiencies can be overcome by reminding ourselves of the broader New Testament affirmations about the cross and about the triune nature of God (i.e. by a more explicit Trinitarian theology). In the final segment, Wright vigorously affirms the actual, historical reality of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, and suggests some of the implications of this extraordinary event.
Description of Jesus The New Way DVD Curriculum
Program 1. Getting the Kingdom Started: Into what kind of world was Jesus born? What do we learn from the Dead Sea Scrolls, John the Baptist, and the kingdom announcement of Jesus?Program 2. Startling Surprises: How did the kingdom announced by Jesus parallel the expectations of the Jewish people that they derived from their study of Scripture? Why was Jesus' news shocking and offensive? What was he really saying? Program 3. Longing for a King: In a Jewish world weird for the welcome and recognition of a Messiah, how did Jesus redefine what that should mean? What were the implications for the main symbols of Israel's life such as the Holy Temple?
Program 4. Why did Jesus die? What were the charges? What was the real and great battle being fought? How was history racing toward its climatic moment, and how did Jesus understand and undertake his role therein?
Program 5. Who was Jesus? How do we begin to understand the meaning of Jesus by reexamining what we really mean by God? How did Jesus understand himself? How did the early church view Jesus? Was Jesus divine?
Program 6. The New Claim: Was Jesus really raised from the dead? What about all the skeptics' explanations as to why that is impossible? What did resurrection mean to first-century Jews? How does the resurrection of Jesus address our individual lives?
Complete Package Includes:
1. Six half-hour video programs
2. Comprehensive leader's guide
3. Reproducible student worksheets
4. Program scripts
Wright's acclaimed scholarship is delivered in a winsome and understandable way, showing how Jesus is the fulfillment of Israel's ancient hopes and humanity's deepest dreams. You will see Jesus as you have never seen him before in the context of his Jewish and Roman world. You will find explosive new meaning in his familiar words and deeds as Wright unfolds his incomparable life and shows how it remains an unavoidable summons to our world and way of thinking.
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