At first I liked it.
It is literally a complete reading of the Book of John in the Bible from beginning to end. While the book was being read, people playing the parts of the characters, are in the background acting out in a way that would tie into the reading. The visual recreation would give more of an idea of the era and a stronger way to remember than listening alone.
As it went on though, my perception changed. At first the narrator read everything the same. But at a certain point he started to give extra emphasis and change in tone and volume. It turned it more theatrical while I had liked just having the words speak for themselves.
Then a troubling aspect started to take place with Jesus in the background. All too often he was looking angry and he didn't seem to have the love of Jesus come out. In checking the actor and the studio, neither seem to have any Christian connection. So while providing the complete words from John with a backdrop was a novel idea, I found myself being pushed away from the actual Jesus presented.
It is literally a complete reading of the Book of John in the Bible from beginning to end. While the book was being read, people playing the parts of the characters, are in the background acting out in a way that would tie into the reading. The visual recreation would give more of an idea of the era and a stronger way to remember than listening alone.
As it went on though, my perception changed. At first the narrator read everything the same. But at a certain point he started to give extra emphasis and change in tone and volume. It turned it more theatrical while I had liked just having the words speak for themselves.
Then a troubling aspect started to take place with Jesus in the background. All too often he was looking angry and he didn't seem to have the love of Jesus come out. In checking the actor and the studio, neither seem to have any Christian connection. So while providing the complete words from John with a backdrop was a novel idea, I found myself being pushed away from the actual Jesus presented.