The Living Christ
The Living Christ
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The Living Christ

5.0 / 10
1951
1 season
12 episodes
Drama

The first ever made for TV miniseries documents the story of Jesus Christ from birth to resurrection.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Holy Night

    07-01-195130m

    Prophecies 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

    14-01-195128m

    Joseph 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

    21-01-195129m

    Joseph, 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

    28-01-195130m

    Jesus 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

    04-02-195128m

    Christ 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

    11-02-195128m

    As 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

    18-02-195128m

    Jesus 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

    25-02-195128m

    As 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

    04-03-195128m

    From 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

    11-03-195130m

    Jesus 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

    18-03-195129m

    Jesus 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

    25-03-195128m

    Jesus 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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