

The Living Christ
The first ever made for TV miniseries documents the story of Jesus Christ from birth to resurrection.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Holy Night
07-01-195130mProphecies of Isaiah concerning the Messiah come to pass centuries after their foretelling with the annunciation and subsequent birth of Jesus Christ.
- Ep 2
2.Escape to Egypt
14-01-195128mJoseph and Mary remain in Bethlehem following Jesus' birth. Baby Jesus takes rites of presentation in Temple, as Simeon recognizes the child as the Christ. The Wise Men arrive, and...
- Ep 3
3.Boyhood & Baptism
21-01-195129mJoseph, Mary and Jesus return from Egypt, and the boy Jesus begins school training and Temple. Newly appointed governor Pontius Pilate faces pushback from Herod and the priest Caia...
- Ep 4
4.Men of the Wilderness
28-01-195130mJesus seeks solitude in the wilderness for forty days, climaxed by three temptations. Returning to Jordan, He learns of John's imprisonment by Herod, who attempts to break the Bapt...
- Ep 5
5.Challenge of Faith
04-02-195128mChrist begins a preaching ministry with His first disciples, Peter, Andrew, James and John. John the Baptist is secretly visited in prison by friends. On the shore of Galilee, Jesu...
- Ep 6
6.Discipleship
11-02-195128mAs Jesus' popularity rages, multitudes follow Him. After a night in prayer, He chooses twelve from a group of disciples whom He names Apostles. Jesus gives the Sermon on the Mount,...
- Ep 7
7.Return to Nazareth
18-02-195128mJesus heals a centurion's servant and attends the wedding at Cana, where He changes water into wine. At Nazareth, He rejects. Nicodemus visits at midnight. Jesus explains spiritual...
- Ep 8
8.Conflict
25-02-195128mAs increasing political intrigue in Jerusalem builds to Christ's crucifixion, loyalty to Jesus of the man born blind, and Jesus' reassurances. Despite gathering clouds, Jesus' conc...
- Ep 9
9.Fate of John the Baptist
04-03-195128mFrom prison, John the Baptist sends messengers to ask Jesus, 'Are you He who was to come, or shall we look for another?' Jesus sends John affirmation, bidding messengers to tell th...
- Ep 10
10.Retreat & Decision
11-03-195130mJesus withdraws with the twelve to lands beyond Herod's jurisdiction. The disciples know it is a critical period in the Master's life, He reveals now that they are the Church, pred...
- Ep 11
11.Triumph & Defeat
18-03-195129mJesus returns to the Temple, overthrows the moneychangers' tables, and in holy wrath denounces their perversion of religion. His reputation increases and men say He is the Messiah....
- Ep 12
12.Crucifixion & Resurrection
25-03-195128mJesus pulls His cross to Calvary, where He is crucified. Judas rejects Caiaphas' silver coins, and hangs himself with his sash. Jesus' tomb is sealed, then uncovered empty. Christ...
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