An Interview With Jesus - Jonathan Roumie From The Chosen

What is it like to portray the lead character in the story of the entire universe? Shane Morris interviews Jonathan Roumie, who portrays Jesus on the extremely well-done and enormously successful video series, “The Chosen.” Roumie discusses the series' approach to the Gospels, to plausible “back stories” of the disciples, and how they wanted to focus on Christ’s humanity–without underplaying the fact that He is the Son of God.

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0:00 Jonathan Roumie from the Chosen
1:50 How Jonathan Roumie Humanizes Jesus
5:00 Why The Chosen was Crowdfunded
7:56 The Pressure of Making The Chosen
9:04 The Work of the Holy Spirit
9:56 How Jonathan Roumie's Faith Informs His Acting
13:45 The Chosen Quoting the Bible Directly
15:20 The Lord's Prayer in the Chosen
17:11 The Backstories of the Disciples in the Chosen
18:53 How The Chosen Adds Character to the Disciples
23:28 Mary Magdalene is Misunderstood in The Chosen
24:42 How Jonathan Roumie's Perspective Has Changed
26:38 What It's Like to Be the Face of Jesus
28:22 The Fan Response to the Chosen
30:40 Why Should We Humanize Jesus?
33:39 What's Coming Next in The Chosen
35:10 Outro

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