“By portraying Judas as a misguided individual rather than a figure driven by deeper motivations, the series has inadvertently diluted the gravity of his betrayal and its divine purpose.”
(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) The Chosen set out to depict the life and ministry of Christ and his disciples in a television series. The creative license necessary for the series was going to initiate controversy, but the actual results have been a series that is not a faithful adaptation of Scripture, nor quality entertainment. The fifth season is set to debut next year, depicting Holy Week. In promotional material, The Chosen has showcased its misunderstanding of Judas, the betrayer of Christ.
In a behind-the-scenes video, Judas is depicted as a well-intentioned simpleton who won’t “get with the program” no matter how many people try to teach him. He simply needs to “take a chill pill.” Being well-intentioned yet dumb is a rather novel villainous archetype, and for good reason. A villain should have at least one of the following: intelligence, strength, or well-thought-out motivations. Judas could have been depicted as a zealot who grew increasingly disgruntled that Jesus was not seeking earthly power. This would have given Judas some impression of martial strength (recast required) and a logical motivation for betrayal. Instead, The Chosen depicts Judas as Jar Jar Binks breaking bad.
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Creator of The Chosen Dallas Jenkins
CRN has compiled a list of false teachers and several other professing Christians we’ve warned you about over the years. The list also contains those we must keep an eye on plus movements, organizations and “frauds, phonies and money-grubbing religious quacks” to mark and avoid as per Romans 16:17-18