Teaching with The Chosen
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This page links to short clips from The Chosen based on the New Testament passages they connect with. Below is a list of videos, and afterwards I share some thoughts on how to use them in church and home teaching settings.
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Video Clips From The Chosen
These video clips are listed in an approximate chronological order as they appear in the Biblical account of the life of Jesus Christ.
You might also enjoy this book on The Chosen that grew out of a conference held at BYU
more Great Movies About Jesus Christ
While you’re waiting for the next season of “The Chosen” I cannot recommend highly enough the movie, “The Gospel of John.” It’s available for free on YouTube, and is a great way to enhance your study. You can read my take on it here. I also recommend “The Son of God” and “The Nativity Story.”
Tips for Teaching with Video Clips
One of my favorite ways to use a video clip is as a readiness activity, to prepare students to engage with the scriptures.
Another approach is to have students read a passage, and then watch the related video clip and ask questions such as the following: What parts of the scripture and video clip were the same? Which parts were different? Why do you think the movie directors made the decisions they did? How would you film this scene differently? What does the video add to your feelings and understanding about this scene? For variety, these questions could be discussed either in small groups, as a whole class, or by individual students in writing.
In some cases, I think the best thing to do after a video clip is to have a thought-provoking question for students to answer at the end of the video. For example, at the end the video clip of Jesus healing the man at the Pool of Bethesda (John 5) you could invite students to write down an answer to this question: “When have you, or somebody you know, experienced the healing power of Jesus Christ?”
For more thoughts on learning from movies, I highly recommend this article: “From Scripture to Screen: Films Depicting Jesus and the World of the New Testament,” by Scott C. Esplin and Matthew J. Grey.
**Special thanks to Joshua Matthews and Dallin Clarke for their video editing expertise.