Dallas Jenkins: Behind the Scenes of “The Chosen”

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

"The Chosen" explores the life of Christ through the eyes of those who knew Him. The narrative multi-season show has received high praise from viewers and critics alike, earning a 9.8 out of 10 rating on IMDB. But with the praise, it has also attracted skeptics. Some don’t believe evangelical Christians should be working with Latter-day Saints on a show about Jesus or vice versa, and others believe scripture should only be portrayed exactly as it is written without creative liberties. The show’s writer and director, Dallas Jenkins, believes that exploring faith, especially in relation to the Savior, is something that requires trust. On this week’s episode, he shares the triumphs as well as the challenges of depicting the life of the Son of God.

“Even though He spoke to crowds, He was always talking personally, and He was always seeking that personal relationship. And that's what He wants from your heart. He wants that more than your accomplishments, and He wants that more than any kind of mass movement. He wants the personal.”

Show Notes

1:49- The Same Jesus
10:03- The Humanity of Christ
15:08- The Scriptures Coming to Life
18:37- Capturing Humanity
22:51- Compassion for the Pharisees
27:32- The Personal Ministry of Christ, Then and Now
37:26- Casting Christ
41:29- Three Dimensional
43:48- Season Two
45:37- Inspiration?
49:30- What Does It Mean To Be “All In”?

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0:00.0	In the past few months, there is a good chance you have heard of or watched the show, The Chosen.
0:06.7	You may have heard that several Latter-day Saints have been involved in the show's creation,
0:11.4	but you might feel a bit skeptical about a show that portrays the life of Christ,
0:16.3	and rather than simply sticking strictly to Scripture, explores cultural dynamics surrounding
0:22.5	Jesus and possible backstories of the disciples he loved. The show's writer and director,
0:29.0	Dallas Jenkins understands these hesitations, but wants people to know that his motivations are
0:35.1	twofold. One, to introduce people to Jesus of Nazareth and two, to get them into Scripture.
0:42.4	In Dallas's own words, none of this matters if it doesn't compel you back to Scripture.
0:47.9	Not only so you can experience Jesus, the way his followers did, but also so you can change
0:54.0	and grow the way they did. Dallas Jenkins' son of celebrated left behind author Jerry Jenkins first
1:01.5	produced the independent feature hometown legend at the age of 25 and shepherded it to distribution
1:08.2	by Warner Brothers. In the nearly 20 years since then, he has directed and produced over a dozen
1:14.1	feature and short films for companies such as Universal, Lionsgate, Pureflex, Hallmark Channel,
1:20.7	and Amazon. His latest project, The Chosen, is the first ever multi-season show about Jesus Christ.
1:32.0	This is All-in, an LDS living podcast where we ask the question,
1:36.0	what does it really mean to be All-in the gospel of Jesus Christ? I'm Morgan Jones and I am so
1:42.4	excited to have Dallas Jenkins on the line with me today, Dallas, welcome. Thank you so much for
1:47.8	having me. I appreciate it. Well, I am so excited about this. I am honestly such a big fan of
1:54.4	The Chosen and so this is a treat for me and I'll be honest with you, I introduced a good number of
2:01.4	people to your show because I love it so much and I asked several of those people for their thoughts
2:07.7	on questions that would be good to ask you. So this is really like a crowd effort, a group effort
2:14.0	coming up with these questions for you. But first of all, I just want to establish right off the
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